the Federal financial monitoring service was included in a list of active terrorists and extremists, the Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who left the territory of the Russian Federation in 2017. The relevant record appears in the database, posted on the online portal of the Department.
the reasons for this decision on the website of the Federal service for financial monitoring says nothing.
Arkady Babchenko than once in his articles were highly critical of the Russian authorities. After leaving Russia, the journalist promised to return to Moscow on the American tank “Abrams” under the flag of the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO).
in the Summer of 2018, the Ukrainian authorities reported that Babchenko, allegedly killed on the landing outside his apartment in Kiev. The next day the security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated that information about the “murder” of the journalist was part of a special operation, which was aimed at preventing the attempt on his life.
