- 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
- Aleksandra Kosterina (Kosharnitskaya) is a First Deputy Director General, Director of the Information Directorate and Editor-in-Chief of NTV (HTB), a major Russian TV channel which is direct control of the Russian Federation. NTV amplifies and supports the policies of the Russian authorities through its propaganda activities. During the war of aggression against Ukraine, NTV has been among the most active and prominent instruments in spreading the Kremlin narrative and supporting the war with aggressive commentaries and unverified information. As a Deputy Director General, Director of the Information Directorate and the Editor-In-Chief, Aleksandra Kosterina (Kosharnitskaya) has direct influence over the content on NTV and the way it informs people about Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and steps taken by Russian government. Therefore, Aleksandra Kosterina (Kosharnitskaya) is supporting and implementing actions and policies which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026