The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russian journalists and propagandists.
On January 29, the Council of the European Union imposed sanctions on Russian journalists and propagandists.
These individuals have been sanctioned:
- Dmitry Guberniev (Russian: Дмитрий Викторович Губерниев). Guberniev is a public figure who has been using his popularity and influence in the public sphere to voice Russian propaganda and to justify the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine;
Ekaterina Andreeva (Russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Андреева). She is a leading news anchor of Russian state television. She has been the host and main face of the news program “Vremya” on “Channel One” since 1997. Andreeva regularly spreads disinformation and propaganda about the war of agression against Ukraine and supports the Russian armed forces;
- Maria Sittel (Russian: Мария Эдуардовна Ситттель). Sittel is a leading news anchor of Russian state television. Sittel hosted propaganda rallies in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 and received significant amounts of money for her performance.
- Pavel Zarubin (Russian: Павел Александрович Зарубин). Zarubin is a prominent Russian propagandist with exclusive access to Vladimir Putin’s agenda. He hosts the show “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin,” where he interviews Putin and praises him, calling him an “exceptional leader”.
- Roman Chumakov (Russian: Роман Васильевич Чумаков). Chumakov is a Russian actor and singer. After the beginning of the Russian full-scale war of agression against Ukraine, he actively supported the Russian army.
- Sergey Polunin (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Полунин). Polunin is a Ukrainian-born Russian ballet dancer. Since the beginning of full-scale war of agression against Ukraine, Polunin has actively supported the Russian army, including by donating money to the Russian armed forces. He has urged others to do the same.
