Name

Oleg Mikhaylovich Gazmanov

Year of birth

1951

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Additional Information

Nationalities:

Russian Federation

Places of birth:

Russian Federation

Justifications:

Russian musician. A member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which was established in 2006 by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation with a publicly stated purpose to assure civil control over the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forced of the Russian Federation. He participated in the public events organised by the ruling United Russia party.

He supported Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine in his statements and musical performances. He justified Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine by spreading false allegations about NATO’s threat against Russia, and the purported inevitability of larger war in case of no action on the Russian side.

He performed during the propaganda rally in support for the illegal annexation of Crimea and the war against Ukraine, which took place on 18 Mar 2022 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. He also performed at the concert for the wounded Russian servicemen who fought in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. He is one of the Russian artists who publicly supported President Putin’s policy regarding Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol in 2014.

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