Russia's political persecution of Ayder Muzhdabaev, Deputy Director General of the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR, indicates that the Russian Federation continues to abuse anti-terrorism legislation for political reasons, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said.

"The political persecution of Ayder Muzhdabaev testifies: Russia continues to abuse anti-terrorism legislation for political reasons. This, in particular, undermines the real anti-terrorism efforts of the international community and discredits their tools," the minister wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

As reported, Muzhdabaev said on Twitter that he was officially recognized as a terrorist in Russia by publishing a photo of a document, according to which journalists are accused under Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Public Calls for Terrorist Activities, Public Justification of Terrorism or Propaganda of Terrorism."