The Ministry of Justice of Russia updated the register of “foreign agents”. The department included in the list of musician Vasily Goncharova (Vasya Oblomov).
The register also includes eco -activist Vladimir Slivak, the orientalist and author of the book “All Iran” Nikita Smagin, journalist Konstantin Susolkin (Konstantin Berezin), as well as blogger Dmitry Chernyshev.
The ministry explained the decision to include Goncharov in the list by the fact that he “distributed inaccurate information” about the decisions of the Russian authorities, “opposed a special military operation in Ukraine”, participated “in the creation and distribution for an unlimited circle of messages and materials of foreign agents” and does not live in Russia.
Smagina The Ministry of Justice also accused of “disseminating false information” about the decisions of the authorities of the Russian Federation, the participation “in the creation and distribution” of “foreign agents” materials, as well as in the fact that he “interacts with foreign organizations”.