Promotes Russian education, science and culture abroad": Ukrainian military intelligence explained why it included the head of Rosotradnychestvo, Igor Chaika, in the war and sanctions database and demanded personal sanctions.
Along with Chaika, the GUR list included his deputies Andrey Emelianov, Natalia Kislava, Alexei Klashchev and Konstantin Kolpakov, the former head of the agency Yevgeny Primakov and heads of Russian houses in European countries.
Among the claims are the preservation of historical memory, support for Russian peacekeepers and their compatriots abroad. Now the GUR is calling on European countries to block the assets of the agency's employees, stop cooperation with them and expel representatives of Russian houses from the EU.
In September, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Andriy Sibiga already demanded to close Russian houses around the world. Then she compared it to a Shrykov polygraph and stated that Russia will not only maintain its humanitarian presence, but also continue to expand it. At that time, Rossotrudnichestvo had already signed agreements to open 11 new Russian houses, eight of which were planned to be located in Africa.
The extent of the reaction to the initiatives of Igor Haika's team indicates, at the very least, that his activity is perceived by the Ukrainian side as a significant factor of international influence.