The Russian Justice Ministry has placed Zemfira, one of post-Soviet Russia's most popular singers, on a list of "foreign agents" on the grounds that she has supported Ukraine and criticized Russia's "special military operation" in that country. Zemfira has repeatedly spoken out in support of Ukraine and condemned the war. The ministry on February 10 added several other people to its "foreign agents" list, including exiled former Russian lawmaker Dmitry Gudkov, political analyst Abbas Gallyamov, and LGBT activist Aleksandra Kazantseva. To read the original story on RFE/RL’s Russian Service, click here.
Popular Singer Zemfira Among Several Russians Declared Foreign Agents
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