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This article examines the legal content of the term “assistance in the execution of foreign state bodies if they are directed against the security of the Russian Federation”, introduced into the Russian legal field as part of the control over the activities of foreign agents on the territory of the Russian Federation. Due to the lack of a normative definition of the term, the author proposes to distinguish the types of activities that should be included or excluded from the legal content of the above-mentioned term. The article indicates that the main legal problem is the definition of the purpose of an action or omission of an economic entity, which in turn makes it possible to classify or not classify the specified activity as a sanctioned activity. In the absence of a normative definition and an undeveloped judicial practice, the author believes that the most correct approach would be to interpret any doubts, the presence of elements of lack of evidence solely in favor of citizens and organizations engaged in relevant activities. Otherwise, business entities may face a large number of superficial, unfounded accusations, which in turn will negatively affect the economic development of the Russian Federation.