- Programme
- Situation in Ukraine
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8
- Stated grounds
- Dzmitry Shautsou is the General Secretary of the Belarus Red Cross. In this role, he has been responsible for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to the Republic of Belarus. Dzmitry Shautsou is one of the key persons involved in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children to Belarus and their subsequent illegal adoption by Russian and Belarusian families. He visited children from Ukraine in both Belarus and Russian-occupied Ukraine and wore pro-Russia military apparel with the “Z”. Dzmitry Shautsou uses the Belarus Red Cross to organise and facilitate the movement of Ukrainian children to Belarus. His actions violate the rights of Ukrainian children and infringe Ukrainian law and administrative order. Therefore, Dzmitry Shautsou is responsible for implementing actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026