- 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
- Aleksandr Gusev is the Governor of the Voronezh region. In this role, he has been responsible for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to the Voronezh region for their subsequent illegal adoption by Russian families. His actions violate the rights of Ukrainian children and infringe Ukraine’s law and administrative order. Therefore, Aleksandr Gusev is responsible for 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