.Authorities in Russia on Friday designated a Grammy-winning pianist, a priest that aids Ukrainian evacuees and a former Soviet spy as "overseas brokers," the latest upgrade to Moscow's expanding listing of individuals it deems as foes of the condition.Dozens social bodies, writers, businessmen, as well as information electrical outlets and associations, have been branded "foreign brokers"-- which holds negative Soviet-era nuances-- given that Russia presented the regulations in 2012.The Russian Fair treatment Department's most recent add-on to the "overseas representatives" listing includes world-renowned gig pianist Yevgeny Kissin, Apostolic Orthodox Church priest Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko and ex-KGB police officer Yuri Shvets. Dmitry Tsibirev, who served as a planner for the late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in the Saratov region, was actually likewise called a "foreign representative" on Friday." Kissin resisted the special armed forces operation in Ukraine, took part in fundraising occasions in support of the Ukrainian armed forces, consisting of as component of his touring tasks, as well as likewise transferred funds to all of them," the department claimed.Mikhnov-Vaytenko, meanwhile, was actually implicated of dispersing "phony news" regarding the Russian authorities and also providing meetings to "foreign agent" media.Shvets, that offers discourse on Russia's battle in Ukraine for his well-liked YouTube network, was actually accused of prompting countries that are actually "unfriendly" to Russia to boost "wrongful actions" against Moscow. Due to the fact that the 1990s, the past spy has stayed in the United States, where he holds citizenship.Russia applies the phrase "foreign agent" to individuals it views as traitors and also adversaries of the condition, as well as requires all those labeled to mark their publications with a lengthy please note. People branded as "foreign agents" are likewise needed to provide extensive financial documents to the Compensation Administrative agency.Independent media has actually reported that the lot of unlawful scenarios versus "international representatives" in Russia much more than multiplied in 2023 compared with the previous year..Russian authorities have transferred to even more tighten laws targeting "overseas brokers" in recent months.