Kremlin Mouthpieces

He maintains friendly relations with putin's ally and head of the Chechen Republic ramzan kadyrov.
He systematically supports russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime. He cooperates with the administration of the president of russia and, using his popularity among a wide audience of supporters, spreads custom messages and narratives of the kremlin propaganda, manipulating socially important information.
He is the President of the Interregional Public Organization "Federation of Military Tactical Games", through which, together with the Center for Initial Military Training and Equipment "Uragan", he directly participated in the creation of a training ground for the training and education of volunteers who signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation to participate in the so-called "SMO". This project involved members of the so-called "SMO", including members of the Wagner PMC as instructors. He cooperated with the russian Ministry of Defense in the framework of the Patriot Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the russian Armed Forces.
He is a member of the management team of the All-russian Children's and Youth Military-Patriotic Movement "Yunarmiya" (under sanctions of the EU, the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Japan, and Ukraine), which provides "military-patriotic" education for children and youth in the TOT of Ukraine and prepares them for service in the russian armed forces.
As part of its activities, it cooperates under an exclusive contract with Gazprom-Media Holding JSC (under sanctions of the United States, Canada and Ukraine), headed by Alexander Zharov (under sanctions of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Ukraine and New Zealand) and Tina Kandelaki (under sanctions of the United States, Canada and Ukraine).
He took part in putin's 2012 election campaign and was a confidant in the 2018 presidential election. Also in 2018, he became a member of the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate for the presidential election. He is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election.
In 2014, in support of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, he joined a propaganda campaign selling T-shirts with putin's image and the words "Greetings from Crimea."
In July 2014, on the social network X (Twitter at the time), he posted a post coordinated with the staff of the russian presidential administration, which referred to the downing of a Malaysian Boeing 777, the alleged "civil war in Ukraine" and "overseas customers of the Maidan".
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea to participate in propaganda events in support of the war, as well as for commercial purposes. In particular, he was in the temporarily occupied Crimea in 2019, 2024 on the set of the films "Artek. The Great Journey" and "Artek. The Great Journey: 1812".

Systematically supports and justifies the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia, putin's policy and the kremlin regime.
Together with his wife, propagandist Olga Skabeeva, he hosts the socio-political talk show "60 Minutes" on the TV channel "russia", which belongs to the network of the All-russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. In his TV show, he manipulates socially significant information, systematically spreads typical narratives of kremlin propaganda, fakes and disinformation about Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, discredits the Ukrainian government, resorts to nuclear blackmail and threats to NATO member countries.
In his Telegram channel, he regularly covers the chronicle of russia's war against Ukraine in favor of the russian government, provides information support to other pro-russian and propaganda channels, and systematically publishes loyal posts about putin and his policy in general.
In August 2024, he recorded a large complimentary interview with the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, for the rossiya TV channel, in which russia's war against Ukraine was discussed and threats of "escalation that will end in the destruction of Ukraine" were made. Such statements by Lukashenko were defined by Popov as "a very businesslike approach and a balanced position".
He also glorifies the russian military and popularizes representatives of russian armed forces on his own social networks, in particular, in August 2024 he published an interview with Lieutenant Colonel Yevgeny Poddubny and a report with the participation of the commander of the Akhmat unit, Apta Alaudinov. Also in December 2024, he published a post in which he expressed respect for the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the russian Armed Forces, Igor Kirillov.
He systematically gives interviews and participates in broadcasts and reports of foreign media, in which he actively uses pro-government anti-Ukrainian rhetoric.In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel featured as invited guests military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
As part of his parliamentary activities, he voted for the occupation of part of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine in February 2022.

He is known as the main "patriotic" artist of russia and the "voice of the special military operation". His songs are in tune with the narratives of the russian authorities and propaganda.
He systematically supports russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, putin's policies and the kremlin regime. He regularly performs at pro-kremlin concerts and pro-war propaganda events in support of russia's war in Ukraine, and is proud to perform the russian national anthem on the same stage as putin.
He was putin's confidant in the 2024 presidential election. In December 2023, he took part in the congress of the election group to nominate putin as a presidential candidate, where he performed the russian national anthem. Also on election day, he appeared at one of the polling stations wearing clothes with a "Z" symbol.
In the fall of 2022, he recorded his song "Let's Rise" and a propaganda video for it together with other pro-government russian pop stars who support russian aggression against Ukraine.
During his performance of the song "I am russian" at a solo concert in St. Petersburg, which was broadcast live on Channel One, he pressed the symbolic red button in a fake nuclear suitcase.
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel featured as invited guests military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
He regularly visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine with propaganda concert tours. In August 2022, on the day of the russian national flag, he performed the russian anthem in the temporarily occupied Crimea. In August 2023, he performed in the temporarily occupied Crimea at the Tavrida-Art festival, and in December 2023, he visited the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.
In May 2024, he received the russian Ministry of Defense's award in the field of culture and art in the Musical Art nomination for "high skill in performing patriotic songs."
In July 2024, putin awarded Dronov the title of Honored Artist of russia ahead of schedule, which is awarded only after 20 years of creative activity. The ceremony of awarding Dronov with the Honored Artist of the russian federation badge took place in the Catherine Hall of the Senate Palace of the kremlin with the participation of First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko. Dronov commented on receiving the award saying: "I serve russia! Victory will be ours!"
On February 25, 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Dronov in absentia of suspicion of denying the temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine, recognizing the legitimacy of the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014, and glorification of representatives of the armed forces of the russian federation, committed repeatedly with the use of the media.

He is the head of a pro-government propaganda organization responsible for information support for the russian Ministry of Defense and the creation of fakes about Ukraine, manipulates information regarding sociological research and develops "methodological recommendations" for covering information for russian media.
He is accountable and controlled by the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the russian federation.
ANO "Dialog" under the leadership of Tabak oversees the official pages of governors, city administrations, regional ministries, schools, kindergartens and other state bodies and institutions on social networks, dictating to them the "necessary" content to promote narratives necessary for the authorities on social networks. The structure of ANO "Dialog" includes a network of regional centers, including in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
ANO "Dialog" also monitors social networks and media, conducts sociological research and online surveys to determine and analyze the reaction to information drives on social networks. Based on the results of the research, the ANO "Dialogue" compiles a summary of the "state of the information field" for the presidential administration.
In addition, Dialog Regions is linked to Doppelgänger, a Russian-linked influence operations network that has used dipshit content to develop Russian disinformation campaigns.
In May 2024, Tabak and several Dialog Regions officials coordinated with Russian government officials to create bot accounts on popular social media messaging platforms for use in a disinformation campaign about polling locations in the 2024 U.S. election.
Systematically supports putin's policy and the kremlin regime, has repeatedly organized PR campaigns to support putin, ensuring his retention in power. In particular, in 2020, he introduced the technology of spreading agitation for amendments to the russian Constitution, which provided for strengthening the presidential powers, using targeted contextual advertising, and also supported putin's election campaign through the implementation of a "relevant system for managing the Internet direction in election headquarters" in 2023.
Cooperates with one of the most influential media managers in russia and one of the key subcontractors of the russian Presidential Administration in social networks and messengers, Kristina Potupchіk.

She is one of the most influential media managers in russia and one of the key subcontractors of the russian Presidential Administration in social networks and messengers.
Known as the "gray cardinal of russian Telegram", she specializes in "viral" online propaganda, consulting pro-government structures and SMM services in the political sphere.
Owns a network of pro-government anonymous channels, is a member of the "Telegram Bureau 3.0" - a club of limited access of owners and administrators of the largest Telegram channels, which covers 80-90% of the entire russian Telegram audience. She openly stated that she "works with the Telegram audience for clients". According to Potupchyk, her network includes 40 Telegram channels.
Cooperates with the russian society "Knowledge" and the federal educational program for media technologists "New Media Workshop", the pro-kremlin project "russia - a Land of Opportunities", and Roscongress. She is also closely connected with the activities of the pro-government propaganda organization ANO "Dialog" under the leadership of Potupchyk's longtime friend Volodymyr Tabak.
She is the head of the "Open New Democracy" foundation, which supports non-profit social projects on the Internet in the interests of the presidential administration.
Through the "Rare Books Publishing House" controlled by her, in November 2023 she launched the publication of the magazine "Moskvichka", which is positioned as a replacement for international and foreign publications that, under the conditions of sanctions applied to the russian federation, left the russian market. The launch of the publication was supported by the most influential russian media managers and officials, and the format and concept of the publication were previously agreed with representatives of the russian Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko and Sergei Novikov.
She was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" of the 1st degree at a closed ceremony.
Supports and justifies the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea by russia, putin's policies and the kremlin regime, spreading typical narratives of kremlin propaganda, in particular accusing the "West" of unleashing an "information war" against russia and stating that "putin is correcting the mistakes of history today".
Owns a villa in San Pol de Mar (Spain). In September 2024, she visited Italy.

He is known as a supporter and personal friend of putin. Using his popularity, he makes a significant contribution to strengthening putin's dictatorship and spreading the Kremlin's propaganda narratives.
He was putin's confidant in the 2012 and 2018 elections and was a member of the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. He is a member of the Central Headquarters of the All-russian Public Movement "People's Front for russia" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), which was created at putin's initiative to monitor the implementation of his decrees/orders and to conduct campaigning activities in the electoral process. He is also a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election.
He is a member of the Public Council of the Investigative Committee of the russian federation.
In March 2014, he publicly supported russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and signed a letter to putin in support of the annexation.
In February 2022, a number of world theaters and philharmonic societies refused to cooperate with Gergiev because of his refusal to express his opinion on russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Instead, in March 2022, Gergiev performed at the rally-concert "For a world without nazism! For russia! For the president" in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea and in support of russia's military aggression against Ukraine. Also, in March 2022, putin took the initiative to transfer the leadership of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of russia to Gergiev, thus making him the general director of the two main theaters of the russian federation. Gergiev's own charitable foundation, sponsored by VTB Bank, russian Railways, Sberbank, oligarch Alisher Usmanov, the Moscow government and other state organizations, also benefited from the war. In particular, in 2022, the fund's net profit quadrupled from 138 to 578 million rubles.
He actively defends putin's foreign policy. Involves his orchestra in large-scale productions used by Kremlin propaganda. Gergiev's loyalty to putin is rewarded with honorary titles, awards and government grants for his projects.
In May 2023, with the support of the regional government, he organized a charity concert for the families of russian military and armed forces veterans.
Also in May 2023, he was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, second class. As part of his activities, Gergiev receives state funding. Under government contracts, companies and institutions headed by Gergiev have provided services worth more than RUB 1.6 billion.
In November 2024, he was awarded a certificate of honor by the government of the russian federation "for his great contribution to the preparation and holding of the X St. Petersburg International Forum of United Cultures."
In August 2008, Gergiev and the orchestra performed in support of Russian aggression against Georgia near the Government House in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, occupied by russian troops. In January 2009, he was awarded the gratitude of the president of the russian federation "for holding a concert of the Mariinsky Theater Grand Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Valery Gergiev in support of the residents of Tskhinvali who suffered during the Georgian-Ossetian conflict" and the Order of the Uatsamonga "for his courage and high patriotism, invaluable assistance and support to the people of South Ossetia during the liquidation of the consequences of the Georgian aggression in August 2008". In May 2016, the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra conducted by Gergiev gave a concert in the amphitheater of captured Palmyra in Syria for russian and Syrian soldiers. For this performance, Gergiev was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky "for special merits in the preparation and conduct of humanitarian foreign policy actions that contribute to the strengthening of peace and friendship between peoples," the medal of the Ministry of Defense "For the liberation of Palmyra" and the prize of the Ministry of Defense in the field of culture and art "for cultural and educational projects."
He owns an apartment in New York (USA) and luxury real estate in eight Italian cities.

It openly supports russia’s war against Ukraine, expands kremlin propaganda, glorifies russian military forces, manipulates extremely important information and promotes facts, What is happening on the battlefield is supported by russia’s annexation of Ukrainian Crimea, putin’s policies and the kremlin regime.
In 2014, I became a volunteer of the russian-Ukrainian war in Donbass at the warehouse of the 1st battalion of the 5th brigade "Oplot" of the "russian Orthodox Army".
A popular blogger, with his Telegram channel with an audience of over 63 thousand subscribers, reported on the progress of the russian military operation in Syria, the russian-Ukrainian war in progress Ukraine, now known as the so-called "SMO", actively interviews with the military armored forces of the russian federation, militants so called "DPR", "LPR" and the PMC "Wagner", and also provides informational support to the collection of funds for consumption of armored forces of the russian federation.
After the start large-scale invasion, in solemn words, we "went to the cultural front" - began to record "patriotic" albums, dedicated to the title of "SMO" and acted for the russian military.
In the spring of 2022, rock recorded a cover version of the Ukrainian song "Plive Kacha", as in 2014, rock is a requiem for the lost heroes of the Revolution of Goodness, "timed" to the depletion of Mariupol. According to Hasanov’s words, he devoutly sang the Ukrainian song in order to "trophy" the language. In early 2022, the russian TV channel russia Today released a clip of this song, filming in the ruins of Azovstal in the immediately occupied Mariupol.
The fierce 2023 rock has its own cover version of the song "Plive Kacha", as the Ukrainian band supports the advances of the occupiers, performing in Moscow at the Luzhniki stadium before the concert, dedicated to the day of the heir of the heir. In 2024, the rock will air its version of the song "Plive Kacha" on the russian First Channel.
She performs with the song and dance ensemble of the Central Military District of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation within the framework of the project "Cultural Mobilization", and also performs in front of the russian military in the headquarters centers and at the front near the creative warehouse "agitation and propaganda brigades."
He systematically travels to the occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with his professional activities.
As part of the production of its musical creations, it collaborates with the American distributor ONErpm.
In May 2025, he was sentenced in absentia to 12 years in prison with confiscation of all property and deprivation of the right to hold positions related to holding political events for a period of 15 years for collaborationist activities, war propaganda, and dissemination of anti-Ukrainian materials.

Supports and justifies russia's military aggression against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, regularly participates in propaganda rallies and concerts, and also declares his desire to personally fight against Ukraine. He is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential elections. In 2014, he supported the annexation of Crimea and repeatedly participated in rally-concerts in honor of the so-called "annexation of Crimea". Since 2015, he has been the permanent TV presenter of the series of programs "Legends of the Army with Alexander Marshal" on the russian federal socio-patriotic TV channel "Zvezda", owned by the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation. In addition, Marshal is a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation, is a member of the Public Council under the Investigative Committee of the russian federation. Supports the russian military, provides them with humanitarian aid and transport, systematically holds concerts in their honor, including at russian military-industrial complex plants, as well as in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In the fall of 2022, together with pro-government "stars" of the russian pop music scene who support russian aggression against Ukraine, he took part in recording the song and propaganda clip "We Will Rise". In 2023, he supported the joint initiative of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation and JSC "russian Media Group" to establish a monetary reward for each russian military in the amount of 700 thousand/1 million rubles for the destruction of Leopard 1/Leopard2 battle tanks, which were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Western partners.
Also in 2023, he joined the "Agitbrigades of russian Radio" project, within the framework of which he participates in concerts for russian military personnel in hospitals, military units, mobilization points and in front-line territories, including in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, and also supplies the russian Armed Forces with humanitarian aid, special equipment and machinery. As part of his activities, he receives state funding. Thus, for the implementation of state-ordered contracts, Marshal provided services worth 12.1 million rubles. He systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in order to carry out commercial concert activities and support the russian military. Marshal's daughter lives in the USA.

Openly supports russia's war against Ukraine, spreading kremlin propaganda narratives, glorifying the russian military, manipulating socially important information and distorting facts regarding events on the battlefield, supporting russia's annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea, putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
She systematically shoots stories from the battlefield. Among other things, it has broadcast stories from Gostomel, the temporarily occupied Mariupol, etc. It spreads fake news about the shelling of civilians and their cities by the Ukrainian military, and calls the russian army liberators from nazism. She also worked in military and armed conflict zones in Chechnya, Georgia and Syria.
Participates in propaganda concerts-rallies in support of the war.
He is a member of the Central Headquarters of the All-russian public movement "People's Front "For russia"" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), which was created at putin's initiative to monitor the implementation of his decrees/instructions and conduct campaign activities in election processes. He is also a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential elections. He is an ambassador of the "People's Front" project. All for Victory", which raises funds for the needs of the russian military. Kuksenkova directly systematically raises funds to provide the russian military with cars, quadcopters, warm clothing, tires, body armor, helmets, walkie-talkies, binoculars, thermal imagers, sights and first-aid kits.
In June 2023, she took part in putin's meeting with military correspondents who carry out their activities in the so-called "SMO" zone.
In January 2024, the ONF Investigation Bureau fund headed by Kuksenkova received 27.6 million rubles from the presidential grant fund to maintain a rehabilitation camp for victims in the so-called "SMO" zone.
In 2022, she was awarded the Order of Courage in the russian federation.
Systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in connection with her journalistic activities.

He systematically supports russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and glorifies the war crimes of the occupiers, supports putin's policy and the kremlin regime. He gives concerts in support of the russian military. On March 18, 2021, while participating in a campaign rally-concert at the Luzhniki Stadium in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, he spoke in support of russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea. In his statements, he noted that Crimea is his favorite place in russia. In April 2022, he publicly demanded the release of putin's godfather Viktor Medvedchuk, who was detained for collaboration with terrorist organizations and high treason, calling him his "senior friend." In June 2023, on his Telegram channel, he thanked putin and Lukashenko "for their wisdom" and called on his audience to rally around the russian president, and also opposed russia to the "West."
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel featured as invited guests military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.
He receives state funding for his concert activities. Under 7 government contracts, he provided services totaling more than 9.1 million rubles. He systematically visits the TOT of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events and to conduct commercial concert activities. In particular, on July 26, 2022, during a visit to the members of the so-called "SMO" in a hospital in the temporarily occupied Feodosia (Crimea), he thanked the russian military, calling them his "heroes" and "valiant soldiers". On July 27, 2022, during a concert in the temporarily occupied Yalta, he made statements that correspond to pro-kremlin narratives about the unjust collapse of the USSR, the russian language, and the "mighty state." In February 2024, he visited the temporarily occupied Horlivka, Donetsk region, to speak to wounded russian soldiers. In 2022, Kirkorov attended the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin (Italy), Capadocia in Turkey, and Dubai in the UAE. In 2023, he vacationed in Dubai (UAE), Paris (France), Rome (Italy), Elounda (Greece), visited Miami (USA), and the official Dolce & Gabbana show in Puglia (Italy) as a guest of honor. In January 2024, he visited the United States with the possible purpose of obtaining a residence permit. In January 2025, he performed at a closed event in New York (USA).
He owns a house and two apartments in Miami (USA), an apartment in Latvia, a villa on the northern coast of Crete and 12 apartments in Bulgaria.

Publicly supports russia's invasion of Ukraine, putin's policies and the kremlin regime, actively spreads pro-kremlin propaganda, and also threatens critics of the war with mass repressions, concentration camps, re-education and sterilization. Advocates testing nuclear weapons "for preventive purposes".
He is a permanent member of the Izborsky Club - a community of experts studying russian foreign and domestic policy, one of the key tasks of which is "to promote the formation of a powerful political and ideological coalition of patriot statesmen, an imperial front that opposes the manipulations carried out in russian politics by foreign centers of influence and the "fifth column" from within the country".
Since 2018, he has been putin's confidant in the presidential elections, and is also a member of the Central Headquarters of the All-russian Public Movement "People's Front "For russia"" (under sanctions from the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine), which was created at putin's initiative to monitor the implementation of his decrees/instructions and conduct campaign activities in the electoral processes.
In 2020, he joined the working group to prepare proposals for amendments to the Constitution of the russian federation, which would allow putin to be re-elected for two more terms in 2024 and 2030.
In 2018, he was a confidant of the candidate for mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin.
In March 2014, Shakhnazarov supported russia's annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and signed a letter to putin in support of the annexation.
He has repeatedly visited the temporarily occupied Crimea, and in 2020 he announced his plans to filming a new film in Crimea.
In June 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine informed Shakhnazarov of suspicion of justifying the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine, which began in 2014, using the media.
As part of cooperation with the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, compatriots living abroad and international humanitarian cooperation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the russian federation, he has the opportunity to systematically present his creative work abroad. In particular, in October 2023, the russian Center for Science and Culture "russian House" in Sofia (Bulgaria) hosted a presentation of the film "Khitrovka. The Sign of the Four" and a retrospective of 12 films by Shakhnazarov with his participation. In November 2023, the same retrospective with the presentation of the new film was held at the russian Center for Science and Culture "russian House" in Rome (Italy). In 2023, the premiere of Shakhnazarov's new film took place in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Croatia, Albania. The "russian House of Science and Culture" in Paris regularly hosts screenings of Shakhnazarov's films and those of the Mosfilm film studio.
In December 2024, she took part in the leading russian New Year's television show "Goluboy ogonyok" on the VGTRK channel featured as invited guests military personnel of the russian armed forces who are or have been involved in the war against Ukraine. During the concert, these servicemen were honored by the hosts and participants, given the opportunity to make "military-patriotic" speeches and send greetings to their "colleagues" from the front.

He systematically supports the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine and glorifies the war crimes of the occupiers, supports putin's policies and the kremlin regime.
He was co-chairman of putin's election headquarters during the 2024 election campaign and has been his permanent confidant in the presidential election since 2018, and is a member of the putin Team movement, which supports putin in the presidential election. He was a member of the initiative group to nominate putin as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election.
In 2020, he supported the adoption of amendments to the constitution of the russian federation, which allowed putin to be re-elected for two more terms in 2024 and 2030.
In July 2023, he was included in the list of proxies for the current mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, in the September 2023 elections.
In his numerous interviews and speeches on central russian channels, he called for the "accession" of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine to russia. He systematically visits the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events in support of the war. On September 23, 2022, he took part in the rally "We do not abandon our own" organized by the all-russian public movement "People's Front for russia" dedicated to the referendum in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. He spoke during a campaign rally-concert in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea entitled "For a world without Nazism! For russia! For the President", which took place on March 18, 2022 at the Luzhniki Stadium. He installed the military symbol "Z" on the facade of the Oleg Tabakov Theater in Moscow, which is used by russian propaganda to support the russian invasion of Ukraine. On September 30, 2024, he took part in the concert rally "russia, Donbass, Novorossiya: Together Forever!". During his speeches at mass propaganda events, he calls for the continuation of missile and bomb attacks on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine. In 2024, the Union of Theater Workers of the russian federation, under the leadership of Mashkov, opened its regional branch in the TOT of Ukraine.
He was repeatedly awarded personally by putin, which indicates his closeness to the kremlin regime.
In May 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine notified Mashkov of suspicion of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, justification, recognition as lawful, denial of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, glorification of its participants and violation of the procedure for entering and leaving the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. In November 2024, Mashkov was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison and his apartment in Odesa was confiscated. Mashkov's daughter lives in the United States.