London | Britain’s government is placing Russia on the top tier of a government security program aimed at protecting the UK from malign foreign influence, the security minister said on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT).
Home Office minister Dan Jarvis told lawmakers that anyone or any company “carrying out activity as part of any arrangement” with Russian authorities – including government agencies, armed forces, intelligence services and the parliament – will need to register with the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme from July 1 or face five years in prison.
