US EditionRussia adds ex-PM Kasyanov, economist Guriev to 'extremists and terrorists' list
Russia's financial watchdog listed Kasyanov and others as extremists, triggering asset freezes and financial restrictions under an FSB criminal case involving the Anti-War Committee.
- Yesterday, Rosfinmonitoring added Mikhail Kasyanov and Sergei Guriev to its federal extremists and terrorists database, marking state financial action against high-profile critics.
- An FSB case opened on Oct. 14 alleges plotting a coup and charges 'violent seizure of power' and 'organizing a terrorist community' under Articles 278 and 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- Mikhail Kasyanov, who served as prime minister from May 2000 to February 2004 and previously led the Finance Ministry, left Russia in 2022 after being labelled a "foreign agent".
- Russian banks must now freeze assets and stop services for those listed, affecting 278 named individuals in the FSB case and three added last week, per Rosfinmonitoring.
- The Anti-War Committee of Russia says its work supports Kremlin war opponents, while Mikhail Kasyanov has a long opposition record including co-founding earlier coalitions and PARNAS.
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Russia adds ex-PM Kasyanov, economist Guriev to 'extremists and terrorists' list
Russia's financial watchdog has added former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov and leading economist Sergei Guriev to its list of "extremists and terrorists" in its latest moves against prominent exiled critics of the Kremlin.
Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and Economist Sergei Guriev have been placed on the list of "extremists and terrorists" by...
Rosfinmonitoring included former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and economist Sergei Guriev in the list of "terrorists and extremists", reported on the television channel "Renewing the list of terrorists and extremists", information also confirmed by a manual search on the Rosfinmonitoring website itself, and Kirill Martinov, editor-in-chief of the New Europe Gazette, and Elena Lucyanov, a lawyer, were added to the list.
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