In June 2023, Russian authorities designated Kuzakhmetov as a “foreign agent” accusing him of opposing Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and of supporting Ukrainian authorities, giving interviews to foreign media as well as distributing content produced by other “foreign agents”. Russian authorities also claimed that Kuzakhmetov was an “ideologist” working for Free Ingria, a movement advocating for the autonomy or independence of the region of St. Petersburg from Russia.