According to court documents cited by RIA Novosti, TV presenter Tatyana Lazareva has been identified as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation and is listed on Rosfin’s watch list of terrorists and extremists. The documents describe the designation as a constraint that prevents her from pursuing professional activities. The claims emphasize that the order limits her professional rights and effectively blocks work in her field, and the documents characterize the action as discriminatory. The case file also indicates that Lazareva once served as an actress on the Ukrainian program Bayraktar News, with the materials recording support for her political activities from foreign sources and from foreign media acting as foreign agents. The records note that such connections are part of the broader framework used to label activities as foreign agent work. On the night of September 17, Lazareva reportedly challenged the foreign agent status in court, and the court rejected the challenge. The development is described in court documents as a setback to efforts to overturn the designation. In July, Lazareva was arrested in absentia at the request of the Investigative Committee. She faces accusations of legitimizing terrorism. The criminal case followed an interview in which she described Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian territory as horrific while indicating some degree of approval for those actions. In June, she was placed on the list of terrorists and extremists and designated as wanted. Current reports indicate she resides permanently in Spain. Earlier, the Ministry of Justice tied anti-Russian political activity to Zemfira, a figure known in Russia as a foreign agent, a reference cited in connection with ongoing cases involving foreign agent designations.
