The Russian government today included in its list of “foreign agents” the Khodorkovsky LIVE news channel, founded by the well-known opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky, exiled since 2013, as well as two journalists.
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25/09/2026
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O Russian Ministry of Justice accused the digital journalistic project of spreading “fake information” about the authorities and the Army, with the aim of creating a “negative image” of the Russian Armed Forces.
He also accused Khodorkovsky, whose YouTube channel has more than 3.4 million followers, of participating in the dissemination of contents of other “foreign agents” included in the Moscow list.
Russian justice added to the Maria Mikaelian list, accusing it of the activities referred to and, in particular, of the disclosure of “false information on decisions and policies of Russian government bodies”.
“She opposed the special military operation in Ukraine and participated in anti-Russian protests abroad. He collaborated with an organization included in the list of foreign and international organisations whose activities are considered undesirable in the Russian Federation,” the ministry added.
The list also includes Valery Klepkin, sanctioned for “manifesting against the special military operation in Ukraine and promoting LGBT relations”.
The LGBT movement is banned in Russia and is part of the country's list of terrorist and extremist organisations.