According to the online version of Moscow Radio Station Ekho Moskvy the Russian online payment service Yandex.Money has amended its user agreement blocking the possibility for fundraising political campaigns.
The Russian Central Bank denied an allegation by opposition politician Alexei Navalny that the bank was exerting pressure on Yandex.Money in order to block fundraising for Navalny's bid in the next presidential campaign.
The Central Bank said that it does not regulate elections and demanded an apology. Navalny described the bank's response as arrogant.
For his part, opposition Dmitry Gudkov suggested that Yandex.Money had received instructions to block political fundraising from Russian Intelligence Service (FSB) rather than the Central Bank.
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