The Russian Fencing Federation (RFF; Russian: Федерация Фехтования России (ФФР), romanized: Federatsiya Fekhtovaniya Rossii (FFR) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in Russia.

[4][5] He was concurrently president of the European Fencing Confederation from 2005 to 2009, and then president of the FIE from 2008 until 1 March 2022, when following the imposition of sanctions on him in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Usmanov announced, in an accusatory letter, that he was stepping down.

[11] In June 2022, Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President, was removed from his position as European Fencing Confederation (EFC) President at an Extraordinary Congress following a unanimous vote of no confidence in Pozdnyakov in March 2022, due to his xenophobic conduct in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[12] In June 2023, the European Fencing Confederation banned all Russian fencers and officials from participating in its competitions, and suspended the membership in the EFC of the Russian Fencing Federation "in connection with the rough violation of the ethical principles of dignity, integrity, and relationships with countries, the rules of conduct, and the general principles of sports justice by the Russian Fencing Federation.

"[14] In December 2023, Pravda reported that the Bidas were "put on wanted list for escaping to USA.