Russia May Ban Soros Charity In NGO Crackdown

[Purveyor]

Hedge fund billionaire George Soros's charitable foundation may be kicked out of Russia, as Moscow considers banning foreign non-governmental organizations (NGO) that promote democracy.

TASS, Russia's state-owned media service, reported on Wednesday that the Federation Council would consider a "stop list" of NGOs accused of carrying out "soft aggression" in the country.

Twelve organizations are on the "patriotic 'stop list,'" including Soros' grant-making foundation. It aims to promote "vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens," according to the Open Society Foundations website, which was founded by Soros.

CNBC believes this is the "Soros Foundation" to which TASS refers. However, Open Society Foundations was not immediately available to comment.

Other U.S.-led organizations on the list include the National Endowment for Democracy, the MacArthur Foundation and the Freedom House, plus the East European Democratic Center. In total, the list features seven U.S. organizations, three Ukrainian ones and two from Poland.

TASS cited a draft decree that said Russia was up against an "attack on its national interests," with power exerted with the help of NGOS, including those funded by foreign states.

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[MisterP]

1. they know how he made his first billion ...

[LanternWaste]

2. If that were a relevant cause, would Moscow have simply not taken action earlier?

If that were a relevant cause, would Moscow have simply not taken action earlier, and made that an addition to their justification for doing so?

[geek tragedy]

3. More proof Putin is a Republican nt

[NuclearDem]

4. TASS's Glenn Beck needs to get on this Soros conspiracy!

[geek tragedy]

5. he's gone west and hasn't come back in a while nt