Russian Action Committee Российский комитет действия | |
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| Abbreviation | RAC (English) RKD (Russian) |
| Leader | Garry Kasparov Mikhail Khodorkovsky |
| Founders | Garry Kasparov Mikhail Khodorkovsky Sergey Aleksashenko Dmitry Gudkov Sergey Guriyev Boris Zimin Yulia Latynina Ivan Tyutrin Evgeny Chichvarkin |
| Founded | 20 May 2022 (2022-05-20) |
| Headquarters | Vilnius,Lithuania |
| Ideology | Liberal democracy Anti-Putinism Anti-war |
| Political position | Big tent |
| National affiliation | Free Russia Forum |
| Colours | White-blue-white flag |
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TheRussian Action Committee (RAC;Russian:Российский комитет действия,romanized: Rossiyskiy komitet deystviya,RKD) is a coalition movement of theRussian opposition in exile, formed on May 20, 2022 at the II Anti-War Conference of theFree Russia Forum inVilnius,Lithuania.[1] The movement was co-founded byGarry Kasparov, andMikhail Khodorkovsky.[2][3]
Garry Kasparov listed three main postulates of the RKD program document: recognition thatthe attack on Ukraine is a criminal war; that it was unleashed by the illegitimate regime ofVladimir Putin; and recognition of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, includingCrimea andDonbas.[4][5]
Representatives of the RKD advocate for the creation of the so-called "good Russian" passport for those who oppose the war with Ukraine.[6]
In August 2022, the Committee stated that it was organizing a meeting titled "Congress of Free Russia" with the participation of Western politicians.[7] The organizers of the event say "the task of the Congress is to unite the efforts of the most active anti-war part of Russian society and the free Western world in support of Ukraine and opposition to theregime of Vladimir Putin."[8] The Congress was held from 31 August to 2 September under the slogan "Be brave like Ukraine".[9] The congress was attended byViktor Shenderovich,Dmitry Bykov,Gennady Gudkov,Vladislav Inozemtsev,Yevgeny Kiselyov, as well as the Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of theSeimas of LithuaniaŽygimantas Pavilionis and ex-Prime Minister of GeorgiaVano Merabishvili. The Congress concluded with the words "We will continue to invite and offer asylum to all who fight for freedom and help Ukraine win."[10]
In late 2023, the Russian Action Committee was designated as "undesirable" in Russia.[11]
On 21 August 2022, exiled former parliamentarianIlya Ponomarev read aloud a manifesto of theNational Republican Army (NRA) calling for armed action against the regime. The manifesto was released following thekilling of Darya Dugina, for which the NRA also issued a claim of responsibility. Ponomarev endorsed both the assassination and the manifesto.[12][13][14][15] The following day, the Russian Action Committeeblacklisted Ponomarev from attending the Free Russia Congress on grounds that he had "called for terrorist attacks on Russian territory". The Committee's statement also implied that Dugina was a "civilian" who do not take part in the armed confrontation, and condemned denunciations of Alexandr Dugin following the attack as "a demonstrative rejection of normal human empathy for the families of the victims".[16][17]
В Вильнюсе проходит II конференция Российского антивоенного комитета. Эта организация была создана видными представителями российской эмиграции после начала войны в Украине. Они осуждают режим Владимира Путина, обвиняя его в развязывании войны, и выступают в поддержку Украины.[Vilnius is hosting the II Conference of the Russian Anti-War Committee. This organization was created by prominent representatives of the Russian emigration after the start of the war in Ukraine. They condemn the regime of Vladimir Putin, accusing him of unleashing a war, and speak out in support of Ukraine.]
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