Overview
- On January 16, the Justice Ministry added political analyst Arkady Dubnov and historian Ivan Kurilla, plus Olga Kurnosova, Maxim Mironov, Alexey Tabalov, TV2media and People of Baikal, to its foreign-agents list.
- The ministry stated that the listed parties disseminated what it called false information about decisions by public authorities and opposed the military operation in Ukraine.
- Officials said the designees created or distributed materials from individuals labeled as foreign agents and from organizations deemed undesirable in Russia.
- According to the notice, Dubnov appeared on a platform run by a foreign agent, while Kurilla used foreign-provided venues and shared materials from groups classified as undesirable.
- The ministry said People of Baikal and TV2media spread alleged false reports and opposed the operation, accused People of Baikal of publishing falsehoods about the armed forces and of current ties to a foreign agent, noted Mironov’s public support for sanctions on Russia, and cited Tabalov’s role founding an entity already listed; all named individuals live outside Russia.