.Authorities in Russia on Friday labelled a Grammy-winning pianist, a clergyman that assists Ukrainian evacuees and a past Soviet spy as "foreign agents," the most recent update to Moscow's expanding checklist of individuals it regards as opponents of the state.Numerous social figures, reporters, businessmen, in addition to updates channels and also companies, have actually been actually branded "foreign brokers"-- which holds unfavorable Soviet-era associations-- because Russia introduced the laws in 2012.The Russian Compensation Administrative agency's most current add-on to the "overseas agents" listing includes world-renowned performance pianist Yevgeny Kissin, Apostolic Orthodox Religion priest Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko and ex-KGB policeman Yuri Shvets. Dmitry Tsibirev, who worked as a planner for the late Kremlin movie critic Alexei Navalny in the Saratov location, was likewise called a "foreign representative" on Friday." Kissin opposed the special army operation in Ukraine, took part in fundraising events in support of the Ukrainian armies, including as part of his touring activities, as well as additionally transferred funds to all of them," the ministry mentioned.Mikhnov-Vaytenko, at the same time, was actually accused of dispersing "fake updates" regarding the Russian authorizations and also offering job interviews to "foreign broker" media.Shvets, who delivers commentary on Russia's battle in Ukraine for his prominent YouTube channel, was indicted of prompting countries that are "antagonistic" to Russia to boost "unlawful activities" versus Moscow. Due to the fact that the 1990s, the past spy has resided in the United States, where he keeps citizenship.Russia uses the condition "international broker" to people it sees as traitors and foes of the condition, as well as needs all those designated to signify their publications along with a prolonged disclaimer. People branded as "international brokers" are additionally demanded to submit extensive financial documents to the Compensation Department.Independent media has reported that the number of criminal cases against "foreign agents" in Russia much more than increased in 2023 compared to the previous year..Russian authorities have actually relocated to further tighten laws targeting "overseas representatives" in latest months.