Arkady Nikolaevich Svistunov (; born 28 April 1965, Donetsk) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 5th and 8th State Dumas.
After graduating from the Higher School of the KGB in 1990, Svistunov worked in a number of enterprises, including the Center-service, Volga-Kama Commercial Bank, Commercial Mortgage and Investment Bank Sochi. In 2002, he was appointed Vice-President of the Promsvyazbank. Later he headed the Department of Regional Development of the Commercial Mortgage and Investment Bank Sochi. In 2007, he was elected deputy of the 5th State Duma. In 2021, he was re-elected for the 8th State Duma.
Due to his support for the Russo-Ukrainian war, he is under sanctions imposed by several countries. Since September 14, 2022, he has been sanctioned by all member states of the European Union. Since March 11, 2022, he has been under sanctions by the United Kingdom. On March 24, 2022, he was added to the United States sanctions list for âÂÂparticipating in PutinâÂÂs warâ and âÂÂsupporting the KremlinâÂÂs efforts to invade UkraineâÂÂ.
Since February 24, 2022, he has been on CanadaâÂÂs sanctions list of âÂÂclose associates of the regimeâ for voting in favor of recognizing the independence of the âÂÂso-called republics in Donetsk and Luhansk". He has been sanctioned by Switzerland since February 25, 2022, by Australia since February 26, 2022, and by Japan since April 12, 2022.