Mikhail Vladimirovich LEONTYEV

Television Presenter (Channel One)

Therefore, Mikhail Leontyev is responsible for supporting and implementing actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Function: Journalist, TV Presenter on Perviy Kanal, press-Secretary of “Rosneft”

Mikhail Leontyev is a propagandist on Pervyi Kanal (Channel One), a major Russian TV channel which is under the permanent direct control of the Russian Federation. Pervyi Kanal amplifies and supports the policies of the Russian authorities through its propaganda activities. During the war of aggression against Ukraine, Pervyi Kanal has been among the most active and prominent instruments in spreading the Kremlin narrative and supporting the war with aggressive commentaries and undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity, supporting the illegal annexation of Crimea, and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. He is also a vice-president and press-secretary of Rosneft. Since 1999, he has been the author and a presenter of a flagship programme “Odnako” on Pervyi Kanal, where he routinely undermines the statehood of Ukraine and justifies the war of aggression against Ukraine.

Mikhail Leontyev est un propagandiste sur Pervyi Kanal (Channel One), une grande chaîne de télévision russe placée en permanence sous le contrôle direct de la Fédération de Russie. Pervyi Kanal amplifie et soutient les politiques des autorités russes par ses activités de propagande. Pendant la guerre d’agression contre l’Ukraine, Pervyi Kanal a été l’un des instruments les plus actifs et les plus importants de diffusion du récit du Kremlin et soutenant la guerre au moyen de commentaires agressifs et compromettant l’intégrité territoriale de l’Ukraine, soutenant l’annexion illégale de la Crimée et la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Il est également vice-président et chargé de relations presse de Rosneft. Depuis 1999, il est l’auteur et le présentateur d’un programme phare intitulé "Odnako" sur Pervyi Kanal, dans lequel il s’attache régulièrement à diminuer la qualité d’État de l’Ukraine et à justifier la guerre d’agression contre l’Ukraine. Par conséquent, Mikhail Leontyev est responsable de soutenir et de mettre en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

Russian propagandist: TV presenter and political commentator on Channel One; author and host of the program "Odnako" on Channel One; former publisher and co-owner (along with Channel One) of weekly magazine "Odnako," author of propaganda publications on the Internet; Press secretary and vice president of Rosneft

Advisor to the President of PJSC Rosneft Igor Sechin in the rank of Vice President of PJSC Rosneft for PR

Member of the Izborsk Club, which unites the ideologists of modern Russian authoritarianism and the war in Ukraine

Russian television pundit