Vladimir Vasilyevich Ustinov (; born 25 February 1953) is a Russian lawyer and statesman. Since 2008 he is the Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Southern Federal District. Until 2008, he was Russia's Minister of Justice. He was Vladimir Putin's first General Prosecutor of Russia from 2000 to June 2006.
He has the prosecutor's rank of Active State Councillor of Justitia and the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
High-profile cases
Investigation into Russian apartment bombings in Moscow and Volgodonsk (1999) The case of Media-Most and Vladimir Gusinsky (2000) The case of Chechen terrorist Salman Raduyev (2000-2001), for the first time in the history of modern Russia, the Prosecutor-General acted as a public prosecutor at the trial Investigation of the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk (2000 - 2002) Nord-Ost (2002) Yukos case (2003-2005) Criminal prosecution of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (2004-2005) Three Whales Corruption Scandal (2000-2006)
Personal life He is married to a housewife, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Ustinova (), and they have a son, Dmitry, and a daughter, Irina.
Dmitry Ustinov ( b. 1979) is a Russian intelligence agent and graduate of the FSB Academy. Dmitry Ustinov married Inga Sechina, a daughter of Igor Sechin, on 22 November 2003. Dmitry and Inga have a son born 4 July 2005. As of 2014, Dmitry and Inga are divorced.
Irina Dmitrievna Ustinova (), in 2010, lived in Sochi and is an assistant prosecutor in south Russia's Khostinsky district (), a district of the city of Sochi.
Sanctions In April 2018, the United States imposed sanctions on him and 23 other Russian nationals. In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 April 2022 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Ustinov to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant to as well.Office of Foreign Assets Control. "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions." Published 2022-0418.
He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.
Honours and awards Hero of the Russian Federation — by secret presidential decree, publicised in spring, 2005, by the President of the State Duma, Alexander Kotenkov Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd class (4 December 1999) — for his great personal contribution to strengthening the rule of law in the Republic of Dagestan Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th class Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Courage, twice Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation (9 January 1997) Order of Saint Blessed Prince Dimitry Donskoy great, 1st class Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow — attention to work for the benefit of the Russian Orthodox Church and in connection with the 60th anniversary of his birth
Works Vladimir Ustinov. Indictment of Terror. 192 pp. Olma-Press Publishers, Moscow, 2003. .
See also List of Heroes of the Russian Federation Three Whales Corruption Scandal
References
External links Biography by Vladimir Pribylovsky (in Russian).