Vladimir Grigoriyevich Kulishov (Russian: Владимир Григорьевич Кулишов; born 20 June 1957), is a Russian political military commander who is currently a General of the Army, the First Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Head of the FSB Border Service of Russia 11 April 2013.[3]
Vladimir Kulishov | |
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Владимир Кулишов | |
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| First Deputy Director of the FSB of Russia - Head of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia | |
| Assumed office 11 April 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Pronichev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladimir Grigoriyevich Kulishov 20 July 1957[1] Rostov Oblast, Russia, Soviet Union[2] |
Biography
editVladimir Kulishov was born on 20 July 1957 in the Rostov Oblast.[4]
In 1979, he graduated from the Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers, worked at the Rostov Civil Aviation Plant No. 412.[5]
In August 1982, he has been serving in the state security agencies, as he graduated from the Higher School of the KGB of the USSR named after F. E. Dzerzhinsky.[6]
Since 2000, he has worked in the central office of the FSB of Russia.
Since July 2003, he became the head of the FSB of Russia in the Saratov Oblast.[7]
In 2004, 1st Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Terrorism of the 2nd Service of the FSB of Russia, later Head of the Department of the FSB of Russia for the Chechen Republic.[8]
From August 2008 to March 2013, he was the deputy director of the FSB of Russia - Chief of Staff of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee.[9]
In March 2013, TASS and RIA novisti first reported that Kulishov had been appointed as the First Deputy Director of the FSB of Russia - Head of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia. He officially took office on 11 April.[10]
Sanctions
editOn October 6, 2022, against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kulishov was included in the EU sanctions list for "supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine." The European Union notes that under the leadership of Kulishov, employees of the Border Guard Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation took part in systematic "filtration" operations and forcible deportations of Ukrainians from the occupied territories of Ukraine, in addition, Russian border guards illegally subjected citizens of Ukraine to lengthy interrogations, searches and detentions.[11]
He is also included in the sanctions lists of Switzerland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.[12][13][14]
Personal life
editHis wife, Inga Leonidovna Kulishova lives and works in Moscow. The couple has two sons[15] and a daughter.
References
edit- ^ "Official Journal L 259I/2022". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Official Journal L 259I/2022". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Главой погранслужбы стал заместитель директора ФСБ Владимир Кулишов". dp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Official Journal L 259I/2022". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Кулишов, Владимир Григорьевич". ТАСС. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Владимир Георгиевич Кулишов. Биографическая справка". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Владимир Георгиевич Кулишов. Биографическая справка". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Владимир Георгиевич Кулишов. Биографическая справка". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Кулишов, Владимир Григорьевич". ТАСС. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Главой погранслужбы стал заместитель директора ФСБ Владимир Кулишов". dp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Official Journal L 259I/2022". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2014-08-27). "Canada Gazette – Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations". gazette.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Австралия и Новая Зеландия ввели санкции против нескольких десятков российских чиновников и компаний из-за войны в Украине". Настоящее Время (in Russian). 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "PEP: Kulishov Vladimir Grigor'yevich, FSB of Russia, первый заместитель директора, руководитель пограничной службы". rupep.org. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Владимир Георгиевич Кулишов. Биографическая справка". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2023-05-20.