Russian officials have accused Washington of putting unwarranted pressure on the US operations of RT, a Kremlin-funded broadcaster accused by some in Washington of interfering in domestic US politics, which it denies. “But this is a particular case.”She cited a 1991 Russian law which, she said, stated that if a Russian media outlet is subject to restrictions in a foreign country, then Moscow has the right to impose proportionate restrictions on media outlets from that country operating inside Russia. She did not identify any specific US media outlets that would be targeted. Russia Today, and Russian officials, have denied any attempt to interfere in US politics. They say that political forces in the United States are whipping up hysteria about Russia’s influence to discredit President Donald Trump.

Source: bd News24 October 08, 2017 14:26 UTC