- 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
- Pyotr Tolstoy is a Member and Deputy Speaker of the State Duma and was the head of the Russian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) until 25 February 2022. He has also been the host of the television programme “Vremya Pokazhet”. A central figure in Government propaganda, he frequently takes positions in favour of the annexation of Crimea. He publicly supports Russian’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, he is responsible for supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026