VGTRK is a media holding company, which controls tv channels such as Rossiya 1, Rossiya 24, RTR Planeta, radio station Vesti FM and others. It is owned and controlled by the Russian Federation and was recognised as a strategic enterprise by the President of the Russian Federation. In 2022, in the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, Russian government increased funding for state-controlled media; VGTRK is set to receive 25,2 billion roubles. VGTRK is therefore benefitting from the Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Ukraine.
Channels owned by VGTRK provide a platform to Olga Skabeyeva, Dmitry Kiselyov, Vladimir Soloviev and others, who are spreading propaganda and disinformation related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. VGTRK is therefore supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and is associated with natural persons which support such policies and actions. Furthermore, VGTRK is responsible for supporting and benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.