[Hardraade]

Russia is taking the same measures to protect its national interest as the US should have taken.

[nuconvert]

Really?

[Trod Upon]

Let's see: Flat tax, lower per capita debt than US, values own culture and national identity...check, check, and check. Maybe it's time to say Здравствуйте Россия.

[usurper]

Russia is taking the same measures to protect its national interest as the US should have taken.

The USSR were masters at using NGOs to penetrate and disrupt their enemy's. They did a masterful job on us. Its no suprise they understand what the real intentions of these organizations are.

[cunning_fish]

Russia is taking the same measures to protect its national interest as the US should have taken.
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In fact their new law copies existing American legislation a lot.
Remember a scandal with a group of Russian sleepers?
Until now Russians had no legal grounds to act on a similar group working for CIA there.
Their legal treason concept was about actions of passing a classified information to foreign nation or assisting an enemy.
Being an agent of influence is not about passing any officially classified data, also Russia is not at war with US so CIA is de-jure considered a friendly organization.

On the other hand, this law is most likely to target Soros-linked NGOs in Russia.