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Move is Russia’s retaliation after state-funded RT was registered as a foreign agent in U.S.
The Associated Press
Posted: Nov 25, 2017 8:28 PM ET
Last Updated: Nov 25, 2017 8:28 PM ET
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill allowing Russia to register international media outlets as foreign agents in a quid pro quo to the U.S. demand made to a Kremlin-funded TV channel.
Putin signed the bill into law Saturday after the upper chamber of the Russian parliament adopted it Wednesday. The move comes after state-funded RT television was registered with the U.S. Justice Department as a foreign agent following pressure from Washington.
Prior to the law coming into effect, Russia’s Justice Ministry last week warned U.S. government-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, along with its regional outlets, that they could be designated as foreign agents under the new measure.
Members of the Russian parliament are seen during a session at the parliament’s lower house in Moscow on Wednesday. Putin signed the bill into law Saturday after the upper chamber of the Russian parliament adopted it Wednesday. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press)
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