Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

Lokshina said Russian authorities last year broadened the law on foreign agents, meaning that almost any activist or civic organization could be declared a foreign agent. (The Washington Post)

Lokshina said Russian authorities last year broadened the law on foreign agents, meaning that almost any activist or civic organization could be declared a foreign agent. Authorities use the law as a tool of repression “to restrict space for civic activity and penalize critics, including human rights groups,” she added. (The Washington Post)

Most assets are knowing agents, but some are "useful idiots" who provide a foreign agent with information through failures in information safety. (Cambridge Dictionary)