Russian Foreign Minister, member of the first five to candidates of the State Duma from the United Russia party, Sergei Lavrov called the conditions according to which individuals and legal entities can be recognized by foreign agents. It quotes RIA Novosti.
“a foreign agent is a person, legal or physical, which receives funds from abroad and is engaged in political activities,” the diplomat explained. He added that those who are engaged in humanitarian and cultural contacts are not subject to the law on foreign agents.
On August 20, the Ministry of Justice introduced the TV channel “Rain” into the registry of the INogenment media. The agency noted that the channel received 130 thousand euros (11.2 million rubles) from the European Union and received indirect financing from abroad. In the Ministry of Justice, they also explained that the TV channel regularly distributes the materials of foreign media that perform the functions of the inaagents, and at the same time financing from abroad. Glavred “Rain” Tikhon Dzhedko promised to appeal the decision of the department in court.