Silvio Berlusconi

Italian politician, former Prime Minister of Italy until 2011. One of the wealthiest media magnates in Italy.

Owner of a controlling stake in the Fininvest holding, which unites about 150 companies operating in practically all spheres of Italians' lives. He is the owner of AC Milan.

After his term as Prime Minister of Italy ended in 2011, Berlusconi continued to maintain contacts with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In September 2015, in response to his illegal crossing of Ukraine's state border and visit to Russian-occupied Crimea, the Security Service of Ukraine banned Berlusconi from entering Ukraine.

According to SBU spokesperson Olena Hitlianska, the ban was imposed for 3 years, until September 17, 2018, in the interests of ensuring state security.