Victor Viktorovich Zobnev (Russian: Виктор Викторович Зобнев; born 7 June 1964) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from the Altai Republic since 7 October 2021.[1]
Victor Zobnev | |
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Виктор Зобнев | |
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Senator from the Altai Republic | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sergey Belousov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victor Zobnev 7 June 1964 Rubtsovsk, Altai Krai, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Altai State Technical University |
Biography
editVictor Zobnev was born on 7 June 1964 in Rubtsovsk, Altai Krai. In 1989, he graduated from the Altai State Technical University. From 1982 to 1984, Zobnev served in the Soviet Army. Afterwards, he engaged in private business and even became one of the founders of CJSC "Rubtsovsky Spare Parts Plant". On 2 March 2008, he was elected deputy of the Altai Krai Legislative Assembly of the 5th convocation. On 4 December 2011, he was re-elected. From 2016 to 2021, he was the deputy of the 7th State Duma from the United Russia party. On 7 October 2021, he became the senator from the State Assembly of the Altai Republic.[1][2]
Victor Zobnev is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom,[3] the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, for ratifying the decisions of the "Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People's Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People's Republic" and providing political and economic support for Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.[4][5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Зобнев, Виктор Викторович". ТАСС. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Виктор Викторович Зобнев". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Zobnev Viktor Viktororvich". War and sanctions. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine". Government of Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Official Journal of the European Union". European Union. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin's Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine". US Department of the treasury. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-03-01.