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"Not on the way with the Russians": Maxim Galkin has been declared in Russia by a "foreign agent"

Putin Putin Dmitry Peskov named the Russian Troorodist's statements "very bad. " Galkin left the Russian Federation after a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. The humorist and TV presenter Maxim Galkin, who opposed the military aggression of the Russian Federation, was entered in the Russian "Register of Individuals who perform the functions of a foreign agent". This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Justice of Russia.

As a reason for the inclusion of Galkin in the list of "inagents" the agency of the aggressor country called foreign financing of a citizen of the Russian Federation by Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, the parodist "deals with political activity". After a full -scale invasion of Russia, Galkin has repeatedly spoken against military aggression.

Maxim Galkin and Alla Pugacheva, together with the children, left Russia to Israel immediately after the start of a full -scale war. "In the early morning in connection with family and friends from Ukraine! Do not convey in words what I feel! How it is possible! There can be no excuse of war! At his foreign concerts, the artist sharply criticized the actions of the Russian Federation and the Kremlin. On Instagram, Galkin also responded to the massacres of Ukrainians in Bucha.

He stressed that there could be no excuses for military aggression. In early September, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that Galkin was "clearly not on the way" with the Russians. "I did not hear any statement by Alla Pugacheva, and the man [Maxim Galkin] - yes, he clearly did not on the road with us, the man made very bad statements," - said the Kremlin representative at the time. Alla Pugacheva returned to Russia in August. Galkin is still abroad.