Yevgeny Smirnov (politician)
Russian politician (born 1937)
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They took him the simplest way possible — FSB officers flew in, detained him, injected him with some substance, and brought him to Moscow,
For some, the freezing of assets in Russia will cause very serious difficulties,
- Smirnov saidThe Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/08…
The authors of the law sought to include as many restrictions as possible that could negatively affect Russians who have left the country,
- said Yevgeny Smirnov, a lawyer for Perviy Otdel (First Department), a legal aid organizationThe Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/08…
Effectively against his will, he was made a citizen of another country,
- said Yevgeny Smirnov, a lawyer with the human rights group Pervy OtdelThe Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/02…
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