Context: Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (lower house of the federal parliament). This state body is responsible for political and legal support of the aggressive war against Ukraine. deputy of the Russian Federation’s State Duma, Skoch’s father, Vladimir, owns a stake in USM holding (businessman Alisher Usmanov is a key shareholder in USM) through his father and daughter, has longstanding ties to Russian organized criminal groups, including time spent leading one such enterprise