The key facts

  • Russia's Ministry of Justice designated four Reforum Space centers as undesirable — in Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania and Germany
  • The decision was published on the ministry's website on November 5, 2026
  • During 2026, the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives, the American Coalition for Ukraine and the Don Republican Movement had already been designated as undesirable

Four centers added to the list

Russia's Ministry of Justice has designated four Reforum Space centers as undesirable organizations — those operating in Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania and Germany. An announcement to this effect was posted on the ministry's website: the list of foreign and international organizations whose activities are recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation now includes Reforum Space Tallin (Republic of Estonia) and Reforum Space Tbilisi (Georgia), as well as centers from Lithuania and Germany. This was reported by Gazeta.Ru.

The 2026 context

The addition to the list continues a series of similar decisions made this year. Earlier, the undesirable designation was given to the Canadian government-affiliated financial structure Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives — at the time, the Ministry of Justice clarifiedthat, under the cover of project work, it was allegedly engaged in propaganda aimed at forming a negative image of Russia. In July, the American Coalition for Ukraine (ACU) received the undesirable status: according to the Prosecutor General's Office, the organization, established in 2022, coordinates the work of the non-profit structures within it that lobby for Ukraine's interests in the United States and hold public events. In addition, the Don Republican Movement was earlier designated as an undesirable organization.