Garry Kasparov, Chess Legend, On Russia’s “Terrorists And Extremists” List

Garry Kasparov, Chess Legend, On Russia’s “Terrorists And Extremists” List

Garry Kasparov joked about the label on X, formerly Twitter. Warsaw, Poland: Russia’s financial watchdog added chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov to its list of “terrorists and extremists” on Wednesday. The 60-year-old former world chess champion has been a longtime opponent of President Vladimir Putin and has repeatedly spoken out against Russia’s invasion …

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Chess legend Garry Kasparov added to Russia’s ‘terrorists and extremists’ list

Chess legend Garry Kasparov added to Russia’s ‘terrorists and extremists’ list

Chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov has been added to the list of “terrorists and extremists” by Russia’s financial watchdog, the Moscow Times reported. The 60-year-old former world chess champion has been a long-time critic of President Vladimir Putin and has consistently condemned Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine. Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial monitoring agency, on …

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