The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Moscow region has initiated a criminal case for evasion of duties as a "foreign agent" against Marat Nikandrov, who was declared a "foreign agent" in 2023 based on his own statement.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Moscow region has initiated a criminal case for evasion of duties as a "foreign agent" against Marat Nikandrov, who was declared a "foreign agent" in 2023 based on his own statement.

@meduzalive 16 Feb 2026, 17:18

Blogger Marat Nikandrov from the Moscow region became a subject of a criminal case for failing to comply with the duties of a foreign agent after jokingly requesting to be recognized as such in 2023, which led to charges and a threat of up to two years in prison.

@varlamov_news 16 Feb 2026, 16:57

A criminal case has been initiated against 21-year-old blogger Marat Nikandrov from the Moscow region for violating the requirements for foreign agent reporting after he requested the Ministry of Justice to include him in the foreign agents list in 2023.

@ostorozhno_novosti 16 Feb 2026, 15:54