Russian parliament votes to tighten "foreign agents" law


FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia January 20, 2017. Picture taken January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

LONDON (Reuters) - The lower house of Russia's parliament on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill further tightening the country’s laws against "foreign agents", at a time when President Vladimir Putin has warned the Russian people to watch out for traitors.

The bill, passed by 346 votes to 17 at its first of three readings, says any person who receives financial or any other kind of support from abroad can be designated a foreign agent.

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