Russia’s president promised to amend a controversial bill on nongovernmental organizations that was criticized by the international community. On Monday, Vladimir Putin told his chief of administration to prepare the necessary amendments within five days, RIA Novosti reported. Putin’s move comes after fierce criticism of a preliminary draft approved by the Russian Parliament late last month, which would ban the use of foreign funds by Russian NGOs and make it illegal for foreigners to fund any political activity in Russia. Russian Jewish groups that receive most of their funding from abroad hinted that the proposed law would not affect them directly since they’re not involved in political activism.
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