- 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
- Nikolai Ivanov is a Russian writer and propagandist. He is a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. He is also a chairman of the board of the Union of Writers of Russia. Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine he has supported Russia’s actions, and spread Russian propaganda and disinformation about the war. He publicly used the “Z” military symbol, which had been employed by Russian propaganda to promote Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, he 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