The Russian government on Tuesday added Yale University to its “undesirable organizations” list, accusing the Ivy League school of sponsoring anti-Russian activities and training foreign opposition leaders.
The country singled out Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, which it accused of training foreign opposition leaders to send to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former rival Alexei Nalvany’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. Navalny died in a Russian prison last year.
The actions prohibit people affiliated with the university from operating in the country. Those who violate the order can face up to six years in a Russian prison, per Politico.
“The university’s activities are directed at the violation of the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, the international blockade of the country and the undermining of its economic foundations, as well as destabilizing the socio-economic and political situation in the country,” the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.
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