Russia’s Justice Ministry designates Khodorkovsky Live, a YouTube news project with over 3.4 million subscribers, a ‘foreign agent’
Russia’s Justice Ministry designated Khodorkovsky LIVE a “foreign agent,” according to an announcement posted on the ministry’s website on September 25.
On September 25, Russia's Justice Ministry classified the Khodorkovsky LIVE YouTube news project as a "foreign agent," according to an official announcement. The ministry also added journalist Valery Klepkin and art historian Maria Mikaelyan to its registry of "foreign agents." Khodorkovsky LIVE, founded by former Yukos Oil Company executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is a journalism venture with over 3.4 million subscribers on its YouTube channel.
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