Soros denied reports his departure from Russia – RBC

The founder of Fund “Open Society” George Soros

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The Soros Foundation is not going to leave Russia, and intends to continue to support their projects as long as the “not received any recommendations” from the Russian authorities. This follows from the statements of the fund, came in response to the appeal of the RBC.

«Fund” Open Society “began to operate in Russia, more than a quarter of a century ago in order to support the best intentions of the Russians. We intend to continue to support those who need our support, in line with our mission and within the law, as long as we have not received any recommendations from the relevant government of Russia “, – said in a statement the Soros Foundation, came in response to the appeal of the RBC.

On Monday, August 3 the head of the Committee “Civil Assistance” Svetlana Gannushkina told Interfax that, according to her information, the UPM F Soros has stopped accepting applications from Russian non-profit organizations for grants. According to her, it is likely that the Soros Foundation will be in the list of undesirable foreign NGOs.

«I am afraid that Soros out of Russia”, – said Gannushkina.

With a similar statement He made and the head of the “Committee to combat torture” Igor Kalyapin. “The National Endowment for Democracy” acknowledged unwanted foreign organization. MacArthur did not wait, and he announced his departure from Russia. I guess that Soros would do the same “, – Interfax quotes him.

The law on” undesirable organizations “The State Duma adopted in mid-May. According to the document, in coordination with the Foreign Ministry of Russia, the authorities may prohibit the activities of “undesirable organizations” in Russia. The decision will be taken by the Prosecutor General or his deputy. In late July, the Federation Council has sent its recommendations on the list to the Prosecutor General. The so-called “patriotic stop-list” of the upper house of parliament includes 12 foreign and international NGOs, including the Soros Foundation.

The first “junk organization” in Russia became the American National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Established in 1983 at the initiative of US President Ronald Reagan. The Prosecutor General’s Office reviewed the activities of the organization and concluded that the NED participated in the recognition of the results of illegitimate election campaigns, the organization of political campaigns in order to influence decisions taken by the government, discrediting the service in the Armed Forces of Russia.

21 The MacArthur Foundation July because of the threat of an undesirable company decided to close its Moscow branch. Three days later, Charles Mott Foundation also concluded that “the best course of action would be the termination of [his] support Russian companies».

The Institute “Open Society” (Soros Foundation) – an international charitable organization founded by financier and philanthropist George Soros. It initiates and supports programs in education, culture and art, health care, civil initiatives, promoting the development of ideas and mechanisms of open society. Representation of work in more than 30 countries.