Russia blacklists Yale as ‘undesirable’ organisation

Authorities in Moscow on Tuesday designated Yale University as an “undesirable” organisation, accusing the United States institution of trying to destabilise the country and training Russian activists to oppose the Kremlin, reports The Moscow Times.

The Prosecutor General’s Office claimed Yale’s activities “are aimed at undermining Russia’s territorial integrity, supporting an international blockade of the country, destabilising its economic foundations and contributing to the deterioration of the socio-economic and political situation”. It alleged that the university provides scholarships to train “opposition leaders” from abroad, including members of Alexei Navalny’s outlawed Anti-Corruption Foundation, who then “used the knowledge and methods acquired” at Yale to “escalate protest activity in Russia”.

The Prosecutor General’s Office also accused Yale of helping provide legal justification for the seizure of Russian assets frozen by Western governments, “intending to subsequently use them to finance Ukraine’s armed forces”.
Full report on The Moscow Times site