Natalia Vladimirovna Poklonskaya (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Поклонская, romanized: Natal'ya Vladimirovna Poklonskaya, lit. 'nɐˈtalʲjə pɐkˈlonskəjə'; Ukrainian: Наталія Володимирівна Поклонська, romanized: Nataliia Volodymyrivna Poklons'ka; born 18 March 1980) is a Ukrainian-born Russian politician and diplomat. She has served as the adviser to Prosecutor General of Russia since 14 June 2022.Poklonskaya was a Ukrainian prosecutor from 2002 to February 2014, working in various Prosecutor's Offices or as an assistant district attorney. During the 2014 Crimean crisis, she resigned from Ukrainian service and was appointed Prosecutor General of Crimea on 11 March 2014; a press conference given by Poklonskaya on that day resulted in her becoming an Internet phenomenon. After Crimea was annexed by Russia during the 2014 Crimean crisis, Poklonskaya's appointment was confirmed by Russian authorities on 25 March, around the same time Ukrainian judicial authorities declared her a wanted criminal.
