Russia labels international media as foreign agents

Duma passes new bill days after US demanded the same of Russian state-funded news channel

Vladimir Putin
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Russia’s parliament, the Duma, has unanimously approved a bill designating all international media outlets as “foreign agents”, a retaliatory response to similar actions taken by the US Congress against Russia’s state-funded news channel.

RT, formerly Russia Today, was forced to register with the US Justice Department earlier this week after allegations it served as a Kremlin tool to interfere in last year’s presidential election.

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