Russian regulator warns media against posting new Zelensky interview

Volodymyr Zelensky
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Roskomnadzor, Russia's communications regulator and Internet censor, is warning media outlets in the country not to publish a new interview between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and several Russian journalists.

Roskomnadzor said it is already investigating the outlets that conducted the interview "to determine the extent of responsibility and the taking of measures of response," The Washington Post reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.