Vladimir Vasilyevich Ustinov (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Устинов; born 25 February 1953) is a Russian lawyer and statesman.[1] Since 2008 he is the Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District.[2] Until 2008, he was Russia's Minister of Justice.[2] He was Vladimir Putin's first General Prosecutor of Russia from 2000 to June 2006.[3]
Vladimir Ustinov | |
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Владимир Устинов | |
 Official portrait, 2000 | |
| Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2008 | |
| President | Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Grigory Rapota |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 23 June 2006 – 12 May 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Fradkov Viktor Zubkov Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Yury Chaika |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Konovalov |
| Prosecutor-General of Russia | |
| In office 17 May 2000 – 2 June 2006 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Yury Skuratov |
| Succeeded by | Yury Chaika |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1953 Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] |
| Spouse | Nadezhda Ustinova |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation |
He has the prosecutor's rank of Active State Councillor of Justitia[4] and the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[5]
High-profile cases
edit- Investigation into Russian apartment bombings in Moscow and Volgodonsk (1999)[6]
- The case of Media-Most and Vladimir Gusinsky (2000)[7]
- The case of Chechen terrorist Salman Raduyev (2000-2001), for the first time in the history of modern Russia, the Prosecutor-General acted as a public prosecutor at the trial[8][9]
- Investigation of the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk (2000 - 2002)[10]
- Nord-Ost (2002)[11]
- Yukos case (2003-2005)[12]
- Criminal prosecution of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (2004-2005)[13]
- Three Whales Corruption Scandal (2000-2006)[14]
Personal life
editHe is married to a housewife, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Ustinova (Russian: Надежда Александровна Устинова), and they have a son, Dmitry, and a daughter, Irina.[15]
Dmitry Ustinov (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Устинов b. 1979) is a Russian intelligence agent and graduate of the FSB Academy.[15] Dmitry Ustinov married Inga Sechina, a daughter of Igor Sechin, on 22 November 2003. Dmitry and Inga have a son born 4 July 2005.[16][17] As of 2014, Dmitry and Inga are divorced.[18]
Irina Dmitrievna Ustinova (Russian: Ирина Дмитриевна Устинова), in 2010, lived in Sochi and is an assistant prosecutor in south Russia's Khostinsky district (Russian: Хостинский район), a district of the city of Sochi.[15]
Sanctions
editIn April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals.[19][20] In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 April 2022 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Ustinov to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 14024 as well.[21]
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.[22]
Honours and awards
edit- Hero of the Russian Federation — by secret presidential decree, publicised in spring, 2005, by the President of the State Duma, Alexander Kotenkov
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (4 December 1999) — for his great personal contribution to strengthening the rule of law in the Republic of Dagestan
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th class
- Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Order of Courage, twice
- Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation (9 January 1997)[23]
- Order of Saint Blessed Prince Dimitry Donskoy great, 1st class
- Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow — attention to work for the benefit of the Russian Orthodox Church and in connection with the 60th anniversary of his birth[24]
Works
edit- Vladimir Ustinov. Indictment of Terror. 192 pp. Olma-Press Publishers, Moscow, 2003. ISBN 5-224-04468-5.
References
edit- ^ a b "Владимир Путин внезапно уволил Генпрокурора РФ Владимира Устинова "по собственному желанию"" [Vladimir Putin suddenly fired RF Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov "of his own accord"]. newsru.com (in Russian). 2 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ a b "В правительстве бывшему руководителю Севастополя посоветовали пропагандировать отдых в Крыму сибирякам" [In the government, the former head of Sevastopol was advised to promote the Siberian holidays in Crimea]. newsru.com (in Russian). 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Parsons, Robert (2 June 2006). "Russia: Prosecutor-General Steps Down". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ О присвоении классного чина Устинову В.В. (Decree 1928) (in Russian). President of Russia. 24 November 2000.
- ^ О присвоении классных чинов государственной гражданской службы Российской Федерации федеральным государственным гражданским служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 1225) (in Russian). President of Russia. 15 August 2008.
- ^ "Дело о взрывах домов в Москве и Волгодонске раскрыто". 29 April 2003.
- ^ "«Медиа-Мост» прикарманил миллиард долларов…". РБК (in Russian). 29 January 2001. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Устинов требует для Радуева высшей меры наказания". Lenta.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Генеральный прокурор - Владимир Устинов". Досье (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Итоги первой прокурорской пятилетки Владимир Устинов сделал свое ведомство незаменимым орудием в руках власти". Lenta.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "И волки целы, и овцы сыты Устинов нашел изящный выход из ситуации, в которую попала российская судебная система в связи с исками бывших заложников "Норд-Оста" к государству". Lenta.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Генпрокурор России грозит "ЮКОСу" новыми обвинениями". Lenta.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Принцесса нон грата". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 27 January 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Схема «Трех китов»: чем новый конфликт силовиков напомнил дело 2000-х". РБК (in Russian). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Высокопоставленные наследники: Чем занимаются жены и дети российского премьера, его заместителей и полпредов президента?" [High Ranking Heirs: What do the wives and children of the Russian prime minister, his deputies and presidential plenipotentiaries do?]. ladno.ru (in Russian). 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Дочь Игоря Сечина родила от сына Владимира Устинова" [Igor Sechin's daughter gave birth to his son Vladimir Ustinov] (in Russian). newsru.com. 8 July 2005. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Igor Sechin has grandson" (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. 8 July 2005. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ Бурлакова, Екатерина (25 May 2016). "заинтересовалась производством индейки: Компания, совладельцем которой является Инга Каримова, дочь главы "Роснефти" Игоря Сечина, собирается инвестировать в производство индейки в Новгородской области объемом около 30 тыс. т в год" [Sechin's daughter company interested in turkey production: The company, co-owned by Inga Karimova, the daughter of the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin, is going to invest in the production of turkey in the Novgorod region of about 30 thousand tons per year] (in Russian). RBC. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Ukraine-/Russia-related Designations and Identification Update". United States Department of the Treasury. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "США ввели санкции против семи российских олигархов и 17 чиновников из "кремлевского списка"" [The US imposed sanctions against seven Russian oligarchs and 17 officials from the "Kremlin list"]. Meduza (in Russian). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Office of Foreign Assets Control. "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions." Published 2022-0418. 87 FR 23023
- ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Указ Президента РФ от 9 января 1997 г. № 4". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Предстоятель Русской Церкви возглавил церемонию открытия XVII Всемирного русского народного собора / Видеоматериалы / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
edit- Biography by Vladimir Pribylovsky (in Russian).
See also
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