Russia designates Maxim Kurnikov, editor-in-chief of exiled news outlet Ekho, a ‘foreign agent’

Source: Russia's Justice Ministry

Russia’s Justice Ministry has added journalist Maxim Kurnikov, editor-in-chief of the news outlet Ekho, to its register of “foreign agents.”

Also added to the list were:

Yelena Shuvalova, a former Moscow City Duma member who heads the Novosibirsk branch of the Rassvet party
The project “BEYOND PROPAGANDA”
The project Prostranstvo Politika. Novosibirsk
The International Union of German Culture, an association of nonprofit organizations
Mavi Grupp LLC

Ekho was founded abroad by former journalists from the radio station Ekho Moskvy. The outlet was designated a “foreign agent” in July 2026.

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