Anti-Kremlin Political Parties Peaceful Russia and Rassvet Named ‘Foreign Agents’
- Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday designated the anti-Kremlin political parties Peaceful Russia and Rassvet as “foreign agents” over accusations that they spread false information about the government and discredit the country’s electoral system.
- Peaceful Russia was founded earlier this year by a group of exiled opposition figures, led by former Moscow councilman and political prisoner Ilya Yashin, to unite Russia’s fragmented anti-war movement and eventually challenge President Vladimir Putin’s rule.
- In a statement, Yashin said his party “refuses” to accept the Justice Ministry’s designatio
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- Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday designated the anti-Kremlin political parties Peaceful Russia and Rassvet as “foreign agents” over accusations that they spread false information about the government and discredit the country’s electoral system.
- Peaceful Russia was founded earlier this year by a group of exiled opposition figures, led by former Moscow councilman and political prisoner Ilya Yashin, to unite Russia’s fragmented anti-war movement and eventually challenge President Vladimir Putin’s rule.
- In a statement, Yashin said his party “refuses” to accept the Justice Ministry’s designatio
Sources: Themoscowtimes