Arkady Dubnov

Affiliated media: Journalist, Central Asia specialist

Incident date: January 19, 2026

Attack type:

• Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Russian Ministry of Justice

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added political analyst Arkady Dubnov to its register of “foreign agents.” According to the ministry, he disseminated what it described as unreliable information about the policies of the Russian authorities and opposed the war in Ukraine. The statement also claimed that Dubnov had “participated as a respondent on an information platform operated by a foreign agent.” Over the years, Dubnov has worked as a commentator for Moskovskie Novosti, Gazeta.Ru, Novaya Gazeta, and Forbes.