The US Ministry of Justice ordered the American partner Sputnik to register the foreigner

The US Ministry of Justice ordered RIA Global LLC, which is engaged in the production of content for Russian Sputnik radio, to register as a foreign agent. This is stated in the official notification of the department, RIA Novosti reports .

RIA Global has thirty days to fulfill the requirements. The document dated January 5, it is noted that the company is engaged in "political activities in the United States in the interests of the Russian International Information Agency Today. The Ministry of Justice emphasizes that after registration, RIA Global will be able to continue work, but each air should be accompanied by a notification of the status of a foreign agent.

RIA Global LLC is an American company in which American journalists who prepare news materials and radio programs for Sputnik work.

On November 13, the Russian propaganda television channel Russia Today America, at the request of the US Ministry of Justice , registered as a foreign agent . “We chose the latter between the criminal case and the registration,” Margarita Simonyan explained RT, Glavred RT.

On November 17, Restor Translator, broadcasting Sputnik , and T & R Productions, which produces content to Russia Today America, was included in the register of foreign agents. Its customer is the ANO "TV-News", which is not formally connected with RT.

In response to the restriction of Russian propaganda in the United States, the State Duma in a hurry adopted the media law - “foreign agents” on November 25 Vladimir Putin signed the law .

On December 5, the Ministry of Justice announced the first nine media agents . These are “Voice of America”, “Radio Liberty” and seven separate projects of the latter: “Present”, “Factograph”, “Crimea. Realities”, “Caucasus. Realia”, “Siberia. Realities”, “Idel. Real” and azatlıq radiosı.