- 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
- Dmitriy Demidov is the Chairman of the Novopolotsk City Executive Committee. In this role, he has been responsible for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to the Republic of Belarus. Dmitriy Demidov is one of the key persons involved in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children to Belarus and their subsequent illegal adoption by Russian and Belarusian families. His actions violate the rights of Ukrainian children and infringe Ukrainian law and administrative order. Therefore, Dmitriy Demidov is responsible for implementingw actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026