Leonid Ivashov

Leonid Ivashov
General Ivashov at the 2005 Axis for Peace conference
Born	(1943-08-31) 31 August 1943 (age 80) Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Nationality	Russian
Ivashov's voice Recorded 19 July 2011 during an interview for Ekho Moskvy

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.