Russian officials ban another ‘undesirable’ U.S. nonprofit, calling the group a national security threat
The Russian Attorney General’s Office has banned the U.S.-based Pacific Environment and Resources Center as an “undesirable” organization, saying the group “represents a threat to the Russian Federation’s constitutional system and state security.” Next, the Justice Ministry is supposed to add the center to its formal registry of “unwanted NGOs” — a list that currently names 14 groups, including the National Endowment for Democracy, the Open Society Foundation, the Institute of Modern Russia, the