Alexander Makashenets

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Popular Politics, Host

Incident date: February 3, 2023

Attack type:

Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Website of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has added the host of the YouTube channel Popular Politics Alexander Makashenets to the register of «foreign agents». Makashenets is accused of opposing the war, spreading «negative information» about the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and «promoting sanctions lists».

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