
Roskomnadzor prepared proposals for response measures in case of "oppression" of the Russian media abroad, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the department. In particular, extra -pressed blocking of foreign information resources and NPO sites recognized as "undesirable" may be introduced.
"If the pressure on the Russian media abroad will increase, Russia will be opposed to Russia. In particular, on behalf of the Federation Council, Roskomnadzor has prepared proposals that could be implemented in case of oppression of the Russian media abroad," the report said. "Considering the powers of Roskomnadzor, proposals relate to the establishment of a special procedure for suspension and termination of the media and broadcasters who carry out their activities in the interests of foreign ones persons, as well as permits for the distribution of foreign printing periods. "
Roskomnadzor also made proposals for the introduction of "extra -court blocking of information resources of foreign or international non -governmental organizations recognized as undesirable at the request of the General Prosecutor's Office."
“First of all, it should be emphasized that Russian measures in relation to foreign information resources working in Russia can only be adopted in response to unfriendly actions of other states. Decisions on the proposals of Roskomnadzor will be made by higher state authorities,” the message says.
On Thursday, RIA Novosti reported that the US Department of Justice demanded that Russia Today America be registered as a foreign agent until November 13. “If the company does not obey, its manager can be arrested, as well as all the company's accounts,” said RT America.
The editor -in -chief of the television channel Margarita Simonyan called the Date of the US Daedlin established by the US authorities.
“Perhaps we will have to make some changes to the legislation that will allow us to create the same working conditions for the American media involved in the US media that were created by the American authorities for RT,” said the member of the Federation Council Andrei Klimov.
On October 9, Radio Liberty received a letter from the Ministry of Justice about the "possibility of establishing restrictions" for its journalists.
On October 11, the Ministry of Justice said that they study the recommendations of the Council of Council on the development of norms that limit the activities of foreign media in Russia in response to the "oppression of Russian journalists." The Prosecutor General’s Office also studies the possibility of recognizing a number of American media "undesirable" .
On October 19, Vladimir Putin, on the assignment of the Valdai club in Sochi, will say that Russia will apply a “mirror response” in case of restrictions on the activities of the Russia Today and the SPUTNIK news agency in the United States. “As soon as we see the specific steps that limit the activities of our media, the mirror answer will immediately follow,” Putin said. “Now what we see around our media, in terms of incomparable, much lower power than the American or British media, I just don’t even know what to name. Perplexity is too gently said it is turned upside down.”