GRIGORYEV Maxim Sergeevich

A publicist, politician and propagandist who actively promotes narratives that justify the aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, and plays a prominent role in spreading disinformation aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian state, its armed forces and international support for Ukraine.
He is the head of the non-profit foundation "Research on Democracy" and a member of the Public Chamber of the russian federation. He is also the head of the so-called "International Public Tribunal for the Investigation of Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis", a pseudo-legal structure that is not recognized by any reputable international organization and is used as a tool of russian propaganda.
In his speeches and publications, Grigoriev regularly accuses Ukraine of "crimes against civilians," in particular in the Kursk region of russia, and of violating the Geneva Conventions relative to the treatment of prisoners of war. He spreads fake information about the alleged "atrocities" committed by the Ukrainian military in Mariupol and Sievierodonetsk, and promotes fictitious theses about the creation of "biological laboratories" on the territory of Ukraine.
He is the author of a number of publications that are clearly propagandistic in nature. In particular, in his books "Crimea: The Story of the Return" and "Ordinary Fascism: War Crimes of Ukrainian Security Forces (2014-2016)" he justifies the occupation of Crimea, supports the illegal armed groups of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR", and denies the participation of regular units of the russian armed forces in the war in eastern Ukraine.
For his active participation in the implementation of the state information policy of the russian federation, Grigoriev was awarded a number of awards, including the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, second class, the certificate of honor of the President of the russian federation and the medal "Participant in the fighting in Syria". These honors testify to his close integration into the state system of information influence and support for russia's foreign policy and military campaigns.