MOSCOW. March 23 (Interfax) - The Russian Justice Ministry has extended its list of foreign agents to include Pavel Chikov, a rights campaigner, and Ilya Varlamov, a blogger.
Chikov spread false information about government decisions and policies and "participated in the creation and dissemination of foreign agent materials to an unlimited circle of persons," the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
"Varlamov spread false information about public authorities' decisions and policies, received support from foreign sources," the statement said.