Russian MPs seek clampdown on ‘foreign agents’

Lawmakers have proposed bans on remote banking, self-employment, and online services

A group of Russian lawmakers has submitted a bill to the State Duma that would tighten controls on individuals designated as foreign agents.

The draft law would introduce new restrictions, including bans on foreign agents registering as individual entrepreneurs and accessing remote banking services, lawmaker Vasily Piskaryov told Rossiyskaya Gazeta on Tuesday.