.Authorities in Russia on Friday labelled a Grammy-winning pianist, a priest who helps Ukrainian expatriates as well as a former Soviet spy as "international agents," the most up to date update to Moscow's increasing checklist of individuals it deems as adversaries of the condition.Hundreds of cultural figures, journalists, businessmen, and also headlines outlets and also companies, have actually been actually branded "overseas brokers"-- which lugs bad Soviet-era connotations-- due to the fact that Russia offered the laws in 2012.The Russian Justice Department's most current add-on to the "overseas representatives" list includes world-renowned concert pianist Yevgeny Kissin, Apostolic Orthodox Religion clergyman Grigory Mikhnov-Vaytenko as well as ex-KGB policeman Yuri Shvets. Dmitry Tsibirev, that acted as a coordinator for the overdue Kremlin doubter Alexei Navalny in the Saratov location, was likewise called a "overseas broker" on Friday." Kissin opposed the unique military function in Ukraine, participated in fundraising activities in support of the Ukrainian armed forces, featuring as aspect of his touring activities, and also transmitted funds to all of them," the department stated.Mikhnov-Vaytenko, meanwhile, was actually indicted of spreading out "bogus headlines" concerning the Russian authorities and also offering job interviews to "overseas representative" media.Shvets, who provides comments on Russia's battle in Ukraine for his prominent YouTube channel, was actually accused of prompting countries that are actually "unfriendly" to Russia to step up "against the law activities" versus Moscow. Given that the 1990s, the previous spy has actually stayed in the USA, where he holds citizenship.Russia administers the phrase "overseas agent" to individuals it considers traitors and opponents of the state, and needs all those identified to mark their magazines with an extensive please note. People branded as "foreign representatives" are additionally demanded to send strenuous economic files to the Justice Ministry.Independent media has actually mentioned that the lot of illegal scenarios against "foreign brokers" in Russia more than multiplied in 2023 compared to the previous year..Russian authorities have moved to better firm up regulations targeting "international representatives" in latest months.