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

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. Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.

Honours and awards

Works