- 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
- Vladislav Shapsha is the governor of Kaluga Oblast, appointed by President Vladimir Putin. In his role as governor, Vladislav Shapsha manages a regional state body of the Russian Federation and is responsible for implementing state policies at regional level. He has expressed support for the illegal recognition of the so-called “independence” of the so-called “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” and the war of aggression against Ukraine. As governor, Vladislav Shapsha has benefited from President Putin’s amendments to Russian administrative law, which allow him the option of remaining in power for additional years. Vladislav Shapsha is also involved in the illegal transportation of Ukrainian children to Russia and their adoption by Russian families. Vladislav Shapsha’s actions violate the rights of Ukrainian children and infringe Ukrainian law and administrative order. Therefore, Vladislav Shapsha is responsible for, supporting and implementing actions and policies which undermine the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and stability and security in Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026