The Russian Ministry of Justice has declared the son of the President of Ichkeria a foreign agent.

The son of the second president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Anzor Maskhadov, has been added to the Russian register of foreign agents for speaking out against Russia's actions in Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Justice updated its list of foreign agents today to include Anzor Maskhadov*. Moreover, the younger Maskhadov is a citizen of Norway, Novaya Gazeta notes.

According to the Ministry of Justice, Anzor Maskhadov* "disseminated false information" about Russian government policies and criticized the actions of the Russian armed forces, particularly in Ukraine. Furthermore, according to the ministry, Maskhadov* is involved in the activities of an organization deemed undesirable in Russia. Anzor Maskhadov*'s patronymic is misspelled in the registry and begins with the letter "O."

In March, Anzor Maskhadov*'s details, without his place of birth, were added to the Rosfinmonitoring register of terrorists and extremists, with a note indicating his involvement in terrorism, according to a message from a Telegram bot tracking updates to the list.

The "Caucasian Knot" reported that on November 25 and 26, a congress of the united diaspora of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria was held in France. At the congress, the creation of the "United Force" movement was announced, led by Dzhambulat Suleimanov, head of the "Tolam" committee. Anzor Maskhadov* became deputy head of the movement.

The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is an unrecognized state entity created in 1991-2000 after the collapse of the Soviet Union on part of the territory of the former Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and liquidated by the Russian army during the second Chechen campaign. Ichkeria has not been recognized by any UN member state.

* added to the Russian Ministry of Justice's register of foreign agents.

** Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is banned in Russia.