Overview

• Moscow’s Investigative Committee says it has launched a criminal case against Oksana Barsheva, known professionally as Ksenia Larina, under Article 330.1 Part 2 of the Criminal Code.
• The suspected offense concerns evading obligations imposed on individuals designated as foreign agents, an article that carries a penalty of up to two years in prison.
• Authorities state they are weighing whether to place Barsheva on a wanted list and say she is currently outside Russia.
• According to the investigative version, she did not submit legally mandated information to the authorized body no later than March 2025.
• The Justice Ministry placed Barsheva on the foreign‑agent registry in September 2023, asserting she supported Ukraine and worked with a group designated undesirable in Russia.