December 12, 2022, 17:50 – Public News Service – OSN

Russian humorist Maxim Galkin* joked about his new status as a foreign agent at one of his last foreign concerts. The Pravda.ru portal writes about this.

According to the showman, according to the law on foreign agents, he must notify the public of his status. However, the prescription is valid only in those cases when he communicates with the audience in Russian.

“I am obliged to warn you that I am a foreign agent. They charged me with allegedly receiving money from Ukraine for his political activities. I did not know that I was engaged in political activities, ”said the humorist.

Galkin * also joked that close attention to his person from the Russian government began after comedian Vladimir Zelensky became president of Ukraine. “I also, like many, opposed *****. This is the normal state. Why are they so obsessed with me? And I’ll tell you. They have been following me for a long time. As soon as Zelensky became president, they began to look at me in a completely different way, ”said

Earlier, Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin* were photographed against the background of the coat of arms of Ukraine. Read more in material Public news service.

* recognized as a foreign agent by decision of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated September 16, 2022.