Context: As a member of the Security Council, which provides advice on and coordinates national security affairs, he was involved in shaping the policy of the Russian government, which threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Governor of St Petersburg and member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Putin’s administration rigged his election to the Governorship. Beglov brutally suppressed peaceful protests in support of Navalny in 2021 with thousands of arrests and government-coordinated violence by the police and the National Guard. Governor of Saint Petersburg. Manages a regional state body of the Russian Federation, which supports or implements actions or policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.