- 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
- Sergey Mikhailov is the former Director General of the News Agency TASS, the largest Russian news agency, which disseminates through its massive network of foreign representations, which includes 70 offices in the Commonwealth of Independent States and 68 bureaus around the world distorted information on Ukraine, serving the interests of the political leadership of the Russian Federation. Sergey Mikhailov continues to be active in the Russian media scene and notably in organisations that serve the interest of the Russian Federation and / or are tasked by the Russian Federation. President Vladimir Putin has awarded Sergey Mikhailov with the Order of Friendship. Sergey Mikhailov is therefore supporting actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026