Posted 11/25/2023, 6:15:00 PM
Putin's Ex-PM Kasyanov Labeled Foreign Agent for Opposing Ukraine War
- Mikhail Kasyanov, Putin's first prime minister, added to Russia's "foreign agent" list by Justice Ministry
- Designation could undermine Kasyanov's credibility as prominent opposition figure
- Russian law allows labeling groups/individuals getting foreign funds as "foreign agents"
- Justice Ministry claims Kasyanov spread false information, opposed Ukraine war
- Kasyanov was prime minister 2000-2004, dismissed by Putin, left Russia last year amid war