UK OFSI
Active- Programme
- Russia
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Stated grounds
- Anton ANISIMOV (hereafter ANISIMOV) is Editor-in-Chief of Sputnik. Sputnik’s parent company is Rossiya Segodnya, which is a Russian state-funded international news agency. Sputnik supports and promotes Russia’s policies and actions in relation to Ukraine. As Editor-In-Chief, ANISIMOV will clear all content that is published by Sputnik. He has also been quoted promoting the Russian narrative on the war. He therefore engages in, provides support for, or promotes any policy or action which destabilises Ukraine or undermines or threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine.
- Source
- UK Sanctions List (FCDO)
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026