Olga Savastyanova, who chairs the chamber’s rules and regulations committee, said her committee would consider a resolution containing the proposal next Monday. It would be put forward for approval of the chamber, known as the State Duma, on Tuesday or Wednesday, according to RIA. PM Abbasi leaves for Russia today to attend SCO summit“It’s a ban on journalists who represent American media, all American media, visiting the State Duma,” RIA quoted Savastyanova as saying. At the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing the Russian authorities to designate some foreign media as “foreign agents.”The move to deny US journalists access to the State Duma was a response to a similar move in Washington, RIA quoted Savastyanova as saying. That means RT’s reporters will not be able to have as much access to Congress as other foreign media.

Source: The Express Tribune December 01, 2017 12:22 UTC