"A pro-Russian propagandist. Acting Head of Faculty of Media Communication and Audio Visual Arts, Moscow State Institute of Culture, lecturer of journalism department.

In 2023, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine imposed sanctions on him.

In the same year, he was charged with treason. The investigation established that he had supported the leadership of the Russian Federation regarding the start of military operations in Ukraine. In particular, he distributed propaganda materials on his pages in social networks: “Ukraine is a cancerous tumor on the body of the Russian people”, “a Ukrainian should think about whether he is a Nazi, and if not a Nazi, then a Little Russian”, etc.

Yuriy Kot has been propagandizing in favor of the aggressor state, for instance, he is a regular speaker on the Russian propaganda channels, supporting the Kremlin’s narratives. He has been hosting his anti-Ukrainian YouTube channel.

Before the Revolution of Dignity, he lived and worked in Ukraine. He was a showman, actor, TV presenter, film director, screenwriter, founder of VSE DLIA TEBE (Everything for you) Art Holding.

In October 2022, Alla Dushkina was put on trial on suspicion of treason, and during the investigation, it became known that after February 24, 2022, Dushkina, being in the Kyiv Region, communicated via Telegram with Yuriy Kot and supplied him with the military information.

For example, she wrote about locations of the checkpoints of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the number of personnel and military equipment on the main roads to Kyiv, the duration of the curfew, and territorial defense patrol operation arrangements.

On August 5, 2022, the SBU reported suspicion of treason to former Ukrainian TV presenter Yuriy Kot. According to the investigation, the host in his speeches supports the policy of the Russian Federation and spreads propaganda on pages in social networks.

At the end of April 2018, it became known that Yuriy Kot had established PARUS (SAIL) movement. Later he was the spokesman of the World Russian People’s Council.

On August 3, 2015, together with the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolay Azarov, other state traitors, former members of the Ukrainian Parliament Vladimir Oleynik and Igor Markov, he created the “Committee for the Rescue of Ukraine”.

In 2014, he left Ukraine and joined Ukraine.ru Internet project launched by the RUSSIA TODAY Russian State News Agency as release editor.

In 2013, he was the speaker of the Anti-Maidan, which supported the fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych.

Born on January 23, 1976 in Zhytomyr."