Overview

• Russia’s FSB said it launched a criminal case naming Mikhail Khodorkovsky and 22 figures linked to the Anti‑War Committee of Russia, citing Articles 278, 205.4 (parts 1 and 2) and 205.2 (part 2) of the Criminal Code.
• The agency alleged the group funded Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary units designated as terrorist in Russia and engaged in recruitment for those formations.
• Investigative actions are underway, the FSB stated, adding that those deemed involved would be held liable under Russian law.
• The named list includes former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov, chess champion Garry Kasparov, politician Vladimir Kara‑Murza, economist Sergey Guriev, journalist Yevgeny Kiselyov, and other exiled public figures.
• Officials cited prior steps against the group, including the 2024 “undesirable” designation of the Anti‑War Committee, references to its 2023 “Berlin Declaration,” and mention of a 2025 platform promoted at PACE, while noting potential penalties up to life imprisonment under the terrorism‑community statute.