Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree that freezes Andriy Bohdan’s personal and corporate assets, limits his movement inside Ukraine, curbs his trade and transfers abroad, and revokes his licenses and permits.
- The same order also names Ukrainian businessman Bohdan Pukish, Russian businessman Alan Kiryukhin, Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov, and Russian Wrestling Federation president Mikhail Mamiashvili.
- An official statement said the listed individuals threaten Ukraine’s national interests and security, though authorities did not spell out specific reasons for sanctioning Bohdan.
- Leaked conversations published April 28 appeared to show presidential associate Timur Mindich lobbying then defense minister Rustem Umerov for weapons maker Fire Point, prompting a Defense Ministry advisory council to urge Umerov’s suspension and state control of the firm.
- Bohdan led Zelensky’s office from 2019 to 2020 after earlier service under ex–prime minister Mykola Azarov and past legal work for oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, a record that drew lustration concerns and prior corruption probes.