Leonid Ivashov
Leonid Ivashov | |
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General Ivashov at the 2005 Axis for Peace conference | |
| Born | 31 August 1943 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation(s) | Colonel general, military expert |
Leonid Grigoryevich Ivashov (Russian: Леонид Григорьевич Ивашов; born 31 August 1943) is a Russian military and public official. He is a former President of the Academy for Geopolitical Problems and a retired colonel general.
In January 2022, as the head of the All-Russian Officers Assembly, he published a statement condemning Putin's "criminal policy of provoking a war" during the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis and calling for President Vladimir Putin's resignation.