Viktor Anatolyevich Sheptiy (Russian: Виктор Анатольевич Шептий; born 25 December 1965) is a Russian politician serving as a senator from Sverdlovsk Oblast since 20 September 2022.[1]

Viktor Sheptiy
Виктор Шептий
Senator from Sverdlovsk Oblast
Assumed office
20 September 2022
Preceded byEduard Rossel
Personal details
Born
Viktor Sheptiy

(1965-12-25) 25 December 1965 (age 58)
Yekaterinburg, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Political partyUnited Russia
Alma materNovosibirsk Higher Military Command School, Ural State Law University

Career

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Viktor Sheptiy was born on 25 December 1965 in Sverdlovsk. In 1989, he graduated from the Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School. From 1993, he worked in the Alpha Group, Federal Security Service Special Purpose Center. At the beginning of 2000s, he became the head of it. From 2004 to 2022, he was the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast. On 20 September 2022, he became the senator from Sverdlovsk Oblast.[1][2]

Sanctions

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Viktor Sheptiy is under personal sanctions introduced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, 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.[3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Шептий, Виктор Анатольевич". ТАСС. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Виктор Анатольевич Шептий". Парламентская газета. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Sheptiy Viktor Anatolievich". War and sanctions. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Sanctions – Russian invasion of Ukraine". Government of Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Journal of the European Union". European Union. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Treasury Imposes Swift and Severe Costs on Russia for Putin's Purported Annexation of Regions of Ukraine". US Department of the treasury. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.