Pa 17 July, 2017 Khoti Lalikulu Kwambiri M’dziko la Russia linagamula kuti silisintha chigamulo chimene linapereka poyamba choletsa ntchito ya Mboni za Yehova m’dzikolo. Zimene boma la Russia lachitazi ndi kuphwanya malamulo a padziko lonse omwe amapereka ufulu wopembedza kwa munthu aliyense. Panopa ndiye kuti a Mboni za Yehova sakuloledwanso kupembedza m’dziko lonse la Russia.

Oweruza akuluakulu atatu a khotili anakana apilo imene a Mboni za Yehova anachita ndipo ananena kuti akugwirizana ndi zimene a Yuriy Ivanenko anagamula pa 20 April, 2017. A Yuriy anagamula mogwirizana ndi zimene a Unduna wa Zachilungamo m’dzikolo ananena kuti, “likulu la Mboni za Yehova ku Russia litsekedwe komanso kuti boma lilande zinthu zonse zimene likululi limayang’anira.”

Zimene khotili lagamula zikuika pangozi moyo wa a Mboni za Yehova oposa 175,000 omwe ali m’dzikolo. A Philip Brumley omwe ndi loya wa Mboni za Yehova anati: “A Mboni za Yehova padziko lonse akudera nkhawa kwambiri abale ndi alongo awo a ku Russia. Zimene khoti la apilo lagamula zichititsa kuti a Mboni za Yehova azichitiridwabe nkhanza zosiyanasiyana komanso kuimbidwa milandu yongowanamizira. Tsopano a Mboni za Yehova ayamba kuonedwa ngati anthu osafunika m’dziko lawo lomwe.”

A Mboni za Yehova apanga apilo za nkhaniyi ku Khoti Loona za Ufulu wa Anthu ku Ulaya komanso ku Komiti ya United Nations Yoona za Ufulu wa Anthu. Panopa a Mboni za Yehova padziko lonse akupitirizabe kupemphera kuti boma la Russia lisinthe maganizo ake pa chigamulochi komanso kuti liyambe kulemekeza ufulu wa anthu. Zimenezi zithandiza kuti a Mboni za Yehova ‘akhale ndi moyo wabata ndi wamtendere, ndiponso kuti akhale odzipereka kwa Mulungu mokwanira,’ mogwirizana ndi zimene zili palemba la 1 Timoteyo 2:2.