Eduard Isakov

Eduard Vladimirovich Isakov (; born 4 October 1973) is a Russian politician who served as Senator from the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug from September 2015 to September 2024.

Family Isakov openly supports the invasion of Ukraine and in April 2022 even suggested sending those against the war to "rebuild Donbass". On the contrary, Isakov's daughter, Diana Isakova, is known for her political activism. After the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, she left the country and openly stated her opposition position. After leaving Russia, Isakova gave a number of interviews in which she described disagreements with her father on the issues of war and LGBT rights in Russia. In response, Isakov claimed that he does not communicate with Diana anymore since she had "sold her father, her family, her motherland, and left Russia".

Sanctions Eduard Isakov 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.