The Moscow Times: A 17-year-old British boy has been banned from entering Russia after exposing Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions through encryption.

According to Foresight News , citing The Moscow Times, 17-year-old British student Alexander Browder has been placed on Russia's entry ban list by the Russian Foreign Ministry after the think tank Henry Jackson Society published a report exposing Russia's use of cryptocurrency networks to circumvent Western sanctions. The report focuses on the A7 network, which allegedly channeled funds to Russia's war effort through the Kyrgyz financial system. Its core tool is the ruble-based stablecoin A7A5, jointly issued by Promsvyazbank (Russia's defense bank) and Moldovan fugitive banker Ilan Shor. The report states that by early 2026, the network's circulation had reached $100 billion. The UK imposed a new round of sanctions on the A7 network last month. Alexander Browder stated that being placed on the ban list shows his research has touched a nerve with Putin, and he will not back down. His father is Bill Browder, a well-known Kremlin critic and financier.