Day of deafness

The sites of the media, the “foreign agents” can be temporarily blocked due to the fact that they are distributing calls to boycott the presidential elections on March 18. This was stated by the Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on the Protection of State Sovereign and the prevention of interference in the internal affairs of Russia Andrei Klimov, the Izvestia newspaper reports with reference to

"The American media called for the boycott of the presidential election. This is a violation of the Constitution. The open call of the boycott of nationwide elections is a violation that can entail a blocking. Accordingly, our part has all the legal grounds to take retaliatory measures," Klimov quotes the publication.

"Some American media, recognized by" foreign agents ", have turned into resources that de facto manipulating public opinions in Russia up to the spread of instructions directly affecting the electoral behavior of citizens,” Klimov said. “No restrictive measures, except those that are applied against our media, does not want to take and do not plan. Everything will be carried out in accordance with international law, the principle of mirror and the constitution.”

Meanwhile, informed sources of Izvestia in Russian parliamentary circles explained that the blocking could affect two media - Radio Liberty and Voice of America. According to the interlocutors of the publication, restrictions can be applied on the day of silence and on election day, the article says.

On November 15, amendments to the law on the media, which allows to equate foreign media with “foreign agents”, were adopted by the State Duma as the answer to the United States to measures regarding Russia Today and Sputnik - Russian propaganda media operating in this country. The document was adopted urgently - the day after entering the lower ward. On November 22, the law was approved by the Federation Council , and on November 25, Vladimir Putin signed .

On December 5, the Ministry of Justice recognized the functions of the Foreign Agent the first nine media . "Foreign media that perform the functions of a foreign agent are recognized:" Voice of America ", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RSA/RS), TV channel" present time ", Tatar-Bashkir Radio Liberty Service (Azatliqradiosi), Siberia. Realii, Idel.reali, Factographer, Caucasus.realii, Caucasus, Caucasus.reali “Crimea. Realities,” the department said.

On December 25, 2017, the CEC illegally refused to register the initiative group to nominate politician Alexei Navalny as a presidential candidate. After that, Navalny announced the preparation of the All -Russian protest against non -competitive elections. The action is scheduled for Sunday, January 28. The essence of the “voter strikes”, the politician explained, is not to recognize Putin's “reassignment”, boycott them and campaigning for the boycott of other citizens, as well as organize observation in the areas in order to prevent falsification of the turnout. “It is finally clear that Putin and the Kremlin need only a turnout,” the politician noted.