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Former Ekho Moskvy editor Maksim Kurnikov fined for foreign agent violation
A court in Russia fined former Ekho Moskvy Deputy Editor-in-Chief Maksim Kurnikov 250,000 rubles for violating the foreign agent law. Kurnikov was also banned for 2 years from activities related to managing websites and channels.
A court in Orenburg found former Ekho Moskvy radio Deputy Editor-in-Chief Maksim Kurnikov guilty of violating the law on foreign agents and fined him 250,000 rubles.
According to a statement from Magistrate's Office No. 5 of the Dzerzhinsky District Court, the penalty imposed on Kurnikov also includes a 2-year ban on activities related to managing websites and channels using electronic and information-telecommunication networks, including the internet.
The court decision has not yet entered into legal force.
Indictment details
According to investigation findings, Kurnikov, who currently works as a senior editor at the German-based Bild newspaper's Russian service, acted as a member of a group registered as a foreign agent between November 2025 and February 2026.
It was established that despite having been brought to administrative responsibility twice within a year under Article 19.34 of the Russian Federation Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the foreign agent activity procedure), Kurnikov distributed several video materials in a messaging application without indicating that they were created and distributed by a foreign agent.
Maksim Kurnikov is currently wanted in Russia.
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