Volodymyr Ariev (born 31 March 1975) is a Ukrainian is a Ukrainian politician, journalist, film director, author of the investigative TV-series "Restricted Area".

Chair of Ukrainian delegation in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2015–2019, PACE Vice-President (2015, 2018), President of PACE Committee for Culture, Education, Science and Media (2016–2017).

Volodymyr Ariev is in the rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador.

Volodymyr Ariev was born in Kyiv Ukraine on 31 March 1975.

1977), editor-in-chief of the production company "Restricted Area".