Name

Petr Akopov

Year of birth

1968

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Additional Information

Nationalities:

Russian Federation

Other information:

Function: Russian propagandist: columnist at RIA Novosti

Justifications:

Petr Akopov is a Russian propagandist and columnist at RIA Novosti, a Russian State-owned domestic news agency under the effective State control of Rossiya Segodnya. He is a central figure in Government propaganda and has authored articles denying Ukraine’s right to statehood and calls for the ‘denazification’ as well as the ‘de-Ukrainisation’ of the country, promoting the idea that Ukraine should be an integral part of Russia.

Petr Akopov is therefore responsible for, supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine.