Anatoly Torkunov

Authorized representative of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin. Authorized representatives ensured the re-election of Vladimir Putin, who has pursued an aggressive policy against Ukraine since 2014, in the non-competitive presidential election on March 18, 2018.

Authorized representative of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin in the non-competitive presidential elections on March 15-17, 2024. Authorized representatives voluntarily campaign for the re-election of Vladimir Putin, who is responsible for unleashing an aggressive war against Ukraine and political repression in Russia. Information from Vladimir Putin's election website: Rector of the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation", co-chairman of the association "Russian Historical Society", member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ---- Chairman of the Public Chamber of the Moscow Region (a discussion platform created and controlled by the state to simulate public debate). Member of the Public Council of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation.

As the author of a school history textbook, he is responsible for incorporating Russian propaganda into the school curriculum. An investigation revealed that he and his family possess assets classified as illicit enrichment, obtained as an informal reward for his role as a propagandist and his public support for Vladimir Putin's policies.

Rector of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Signed an open letter of university rectors expressing support for the decision of the President of Russia to launch a military operation against Ukraine.

Soviet/Russian diplomat and scholar