EMELIANENKO Fedor Vladimirovich

A russian mixed martial arts fighter, known as "he last emperor", ended his athletic career in 2023 and transitioned to coaching.
He supports and justifies russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea, putin’s policies, and the kremlin regime, and spreads disinformation about the events of russia’s war against Ukraine, using typical russian propaganda narratives in his public statements. He uses his public profile to support the russian leadership’s political campaigns and spread the russian federation’s narratives about Ukraine.
In particular, in 2014, he stated that Crimea had made the right choice by "joining" russia. Also in 2014, in an interview with the American channel AXS-TV, Emelianenko stated that the Ukrainian authorities were "at war with their own people," and that russia was "not involved" in the events in Ukraine, in a 2024 interview, commenting on russia’s war against Ukraine, he stated that russia was fighting "not against brotherly peoples, but against fascists and nationalists," and also portrayed russia’s actions as "support for a brotherly people."
He publicly criticized the decision to bar russian athletes from international competitions.
He served as rutin’s representative during the 2018 presidential election.
In 2026, he appeared in a campaign video for the United russia party ahead of the state duma elections.