Russia’s Justice Ministry has added eight names to its listing of overseas brokers in media, together with Yuri Dud, one among Russia’s hottest YouTubers, with over 10 million subscribers, authorities information company Tass mentioned.

Others concerned in politics and media had been named by the ministry. Dud’s YouTube channel options interviews that continuously get a number of million views. Jake Cordell, a journalist who covers Russia’s financial system and companies, said that Dud has had a number of outstanding opponents to the Ukraine struggle as interview friends in current weeks.

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A well-liked Russian YouTuber who interviews friends has been deemed a “overseas agent” by the Russian authorities. Above, the Kremlin in Moscow in 2018.
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