Her father was a deputy chairman of the
Gossnab of USSR, and her mother was a housewife. Ekaterina Andreeva has a younger sister, Svetlana. As a child, she had an interest in
basketball, and briefly studied at the
School of Olympic Reserve. and was awarded
TEFI in 2007. In 2010, she was listed among the top 10 of Russian TV presenters. In August 2014,
Ukraine included Andreeva in the sanctions list due to her position on the war in the east of Ukraine and the annexation of
Crimea by Russia. In October 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, Andreeva drew backlash after she supported the anti-mask movement. On 14 March 2022, during a live television broadcast, Andreeva's colleague
Marina Ovsyannikova staged a protest against the
Russian invasion of Ukraine by holding up an anti-war sign behind her. Although the incident received international media attention, Andreeva herself did not support the protest. In fact, in 2022, she publicly expressed support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On 8 July 2022, she was included in Canada’s
sanctions list of “Russian disinformation agents” for “enabling and supporting Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.” On 16 June 2025, she was banned from entering
Latvia indefinitely and added to the country’s list of undesirable persons. On 29 January 2026, Andreeva was sanctioned by the
European Union for her role in disseminating state propaganda and disinformation in support of Russia’s war against Ukraine. == Personal life ==