An American author has been placed on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “blacklist” a day after the former’s new book was published.
Casey Michel’s book, Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World, was published yesterday by Icon Books in the UK and by Macmillan in the US.
The book explores the threat posed by US lobbyists working on behalf of foreign dictatorships and how they might strengthen regimes around the world, including Russia’s.
Yesterday Michel was sanctioned by Russia and placed on Putin’s “blacklist” along with 91 other US citizens, including journalists, academics and industry leaders.
