Context: Rector of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Signed an open letter of university rectors expressing support for the decision of the President of Russia to launch a military operation against Ukraine. Trusted representative of presidential candidate Vladimir Putin. Trusted representatives ensured the re-election of Vladimir Putin, who has pursued an aggressive policy against Ukraine since 2014, in the non-competitive presidential election on March 18, 2018.