Revealing details of Ponasenkov*'s recognition as a foreign agent

Historian and journalist Evgeny Ponasenkov (*included in the register of foreign agents by the Russian Ministry of Justice) was recognized as a foreign agent, among other reasons, for 30 anti-Russian videos in which he “ questioning the legitimacy and authority of the Russian government.” national leaders,” reported, citing court documents.

The content published by the blogger, as pointed out in the document, carries “the idea of ​​u200bu200bthe superiority of European statehood and the unattainability of Western civilization before the political and social system Russia, through all kinds of allegories, metaphors and images.”

The documents also note that Ponasenkov has repeatedly called for the alignment of the Russian Federation with the government structures of the countries of the European Union.

Previously, it was reported that the reason for recognizing journalist Evgeniy Ponasenkov as a foreign agent was because he received foreign funding through the Russian publishing house AST. It was clarified that the financing took place from May 2019 to January 2022 – Ponasenkov received 15 payments.