Arkady Svistunov

Arkady Nikolaevich Svistunov (; born 28 April 1965, Donetsk) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 5th and 8th State Dumas.

After graduating from the Higher School of the KGB in 1990, Svistunov worked in a number of enterprises, including the Center-service, Volga-Kama Commercial Bank, Commercial Mortgage and Investment Bank Sochi. In 2002, he was appointed Vice-President of the Promsvyazbank. Later he headed the Department of Regional Development of the Commercial Mortgage and Investment Bank Sochi. In 2007, he was elected deputy of the 5th State Duma. In 2021, he was re-elected for the 8th State Duma.

Sanctions Due to his support for the Russo-Ukrainian war, he is under sanctions imposed by several countries. Since September 14, 2022, he has been sanctioned by all member states of the European Union.

Since February 24, 2022, he has been on Canada’s sanctions list of “close associates of the regime” for voting in favor of recognizing the independence of the “so-called republics in Donetsk and Luhansk". He has been sanctioned by Switzerland since February 25, 2022, by Australia since February 26, 2022, and by Japan since April 12, 2022.