Moscow warns it may restrict U.S. media in Russia

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is within its rights to restrict the operations of U.S. media organizations in Russia in retaliation for what Moscow calls U.S. pressure on a Kremlin-backed TV station, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Sunday.

Russian officials have accused Washington of putting unwarranted pressure on the U.S. operations of RT, a Kremlin-funded broadcaster accused by some in Washington of interfering in domestic U.S. politics, which it denies.

The foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said the full weight of the U.S. authorities was being brought to bear against RT’s operations in the United States, and that Moscow had the right to respond.

“We have never used Russian law in relation to foreign correspondents as a lever of pressure, or censorship, or some kind of political influence, never,” Zakharova said in an interview with Russia’s NTV broadcaster. “But this is a particular case.”

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[Iliyah]

1. Russia is already doing that

[Irish_Dem]

6. Exactly. The US media is merely an arm of the Russian propaganda machine.

The US media helped put the orange f-wad into office.

[fleur-de-lisa]

2. What a joke! Russian media is the original fake media

and gave the MORON DOTARD his big ideas on how to attempt to weaken them. Who cares if Moscow restricts US media?

[Wounded Bear]

3. Perhaps we should return the favor...

and dump RT.

[WinkyDink]

4. Ooooohhhh, let's tremble in fear and outrage!

[Turbineguy]

5. Booga-booga!

Are there still Soviets left?

[a kennedy]

7. Ya mean they HAVEN'T been already??