The Central European University (CEU), founded by György Soros, was declared undesirable in Russia, the press service of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office told the TASZZSZ news agency on Monday.
"Based on the study of the materials received, the General Prosecutor's Office has decided to declare the activities of the so-called non-governmental organization for educational purposes, the Central European University (Austria), in Russia undesirable," was the justification.
According to the General Prosecutor's Office, among the officially declared goals of the CEU is the promotion of the values of "open society and democracy" in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in the republics of the former Soviet Union, but
in reality, "its efforts are currently focused on discrediting the special operations and political leadership of the Russian Federation."
The authority objected that
the university launched a number of educational programs "that deliberately devalue and distort the history of the Russian state, belittle the merits of outstanding Russian scientists, writers, cultural figures, and promote false claims that Russia is guilty of all cataclysms in the world, which is clearly not true to reality".
According to the justification, experts who are connected to any Russian state institution or who support the "special operation" are excluded from these programs. At the heart of the training programs are statements about Russia's alleged "war crimes" in Ukraine, "Russian propaganda" and the "second-rate status" of Russian citizens who support special operations.
The Attorney General's Office claimed that
the CEU is recruiting cadres for the global anti-Russian media campaign.
The Russian Ministry of Justice also added EastCham Finland, the Hudson Institute and the US-registered non-governmental organization Szabad Burjátföld Alápítvány to the register of undesirable organizations.
MTI
Cover photo: György Soros / magyanemzet.hu
