The us state Department report on "Russian propaganda" intended to stifle a formal proposal from Moscow on the resumption of cooperation with the United States, said the Russian Embassy in Washington.
Previously, the Center for global interaction at the Department of state published a report on "the pillars of the Russian disinformation", which presents the concept of "Russian propaganda" under this definition, in particular, summed up the Russian media with state funding. As examples of disinformation are the headers Sputnik, RIA Novosti, RT, channel one, "Russia 24" and others.
The Department of state published on Wednesday the report "Foundations of the Russian system of misinformation and propaganda" which sistematizirovat his concept of "Russian propaganda" under the definition of "propaganda", in particular, summed up the Russian media with state funding.
In particular, as examples of disinformation are the headers Sputnik, RIA Novosti, RT, channel one, "Russia 24" and others. In particular, an example of disinformation called publication RIA Novosti "(British Prime Minister) Johnson will conduct an artificial ventilation of the lungs". Evidence that this misinformation is not given.
The founder of the channel "Tsargrad" Konstantin Malofeyev has told RIA Novosti that he had sent to Roskomnadzor a statement in connection with the ban on YouTube, and called the incident the result of a hybrid war against Russia.
Previously YouTube blocked the account of the network edition of "Tsargrad" and the eponymous TV channel, after which the publication announced the intention to go to court. In "Constantinople" drew attention to the blocking of YouTube account publications "double-Headed eagle". From "Constantinople" and the "double eagle" General guidance: according to the site "Constantinople", the businessman Konstantin Malofeyev - founder of the channel "Tsargrad". He also holds the position of Chairman of the society for the development of Russian historical education, "double-Headed eagle".
The Commission of the state Duma on investigation of facts of interference in the Affairs of the Russian Federation outside still have questions to the foreign media and their publications, monitoring information in foreign publications about Russia will be continued, told reporters the head of the Committee Vasily Piskarev, summing up the work in the spring.
"For a number of media – such as "Medusa", "MBKH-media", "BBC Russian service" - the Commission questions remain, monitoring of information published in foreign publications, will continue. In addition, the Commission insists on the strict observance of the media-registered as a foreign agent of the requirement for mandatory labelling of their products," - said the Deputy.
The request of the British shadow Minister of culture with request to reconsider the granting of a license to RT for broadcasting in the UK is an attempt to manipulate events and use fakes, said the Senator Olga Cowicide.
RT reported that British shadow Minister of culture, digital technology, sports and the media, Joe Stevens addressed to the Executive Director of the media regulator Ofcom Melanie Dawes to reconsider the question of giving RT a license to broadcast in the country. This happened after the publication of the report of the British Parliament about the "intervention" of Russia in the Affairs of Britain. The Russian foreign Ministry said that the document does not contain evidence and specific facts. Glavred RT Margarita Simonyan, commenting on the statement by Joe Stevens recalled in his Telegram channel that Ofcom is the "independent" media regulator, on which the government should not in any way affect".
A letter to the British shadow Minister for culture, Ofcom to reconsider the RT license for broadcasting in the UK is an example of double standards, on the basis of purely political interest, and in the case of the implementation of the requirements to solve the situation have in the judicial field, told RIA Novosti Secretary of the Union of journalists of Russia Timur Shafir.
RT reported that British shadow Minister of culture, digital technology, sports and the media, Joe Stevens addressed to the Executive Director of the media regulator Ofcom Melanie Dawes to reconsider the question of giving RT a license to broadcast in the country. This happened after the publication of the report of the British Parliament about the "intervention" of Russia in the Affairs of Britain. The Russian foreign Ministry said that the document does not contain evidence and specific facts. Glavred RT Margarita Simonyan, commenting on the statement by Joe Stevens recalled in his Telegram channel that Ofcom is the "independent" media regulator, on which the government should not in any way affect".
Any cases of harassment of journalists by law enforcement or protesters, should be investigated, he said at a briefing the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dyuzharrik.
Earlier, Russian journalists were attacked by American police while covering protests in Portland. They filmed a report about the riots, which was besieged by the local court. The building housed the Federal law enforcement forces entered the city, despite the dissatisfaction of the local authorities. Both attacked the journalist was with the badges with the inscription "Press".
The issue of harassment of journalists in the US have to bring to the UN, told RIA Novosti the first Deputy head of Commission OP of the Russian Federation on mass media Alexander Malkevich, noting that the civic chamber will appeal to the "Reporters without borders" and the OSCE representative on freedom of the media to Alemu the Military about the attack by police in Portland on the film crew of the First channel.
Russian journalists were attacked by American police while covering protests in Portland. They filmed a report about the riots, which was besieged by the local court. The building housed the Federal law enforcement forces entered the city, despite the dissatisfaction of the local authorities. Both attacked the journalist was with the badges with the inscription "Press".
The Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova has told RIA Novosti that he plans to appeal to the UN high Commissioner for human rights for the police attack on Russian journalists in Portland.
Previously RIA Novosti reported that Russian journalists were attacked by American police while covering protests in Portland. They filmed a report about the riots, which was besieged by the local court. The building housed the Federal law enforcement forces entered the city, despite the dissatisfaction of the local authorities. Both attacked the journalist was with the badges with the inscription "Press".
Association for international broadcasting (AIB) is concerned about the prohibition of broadcasts of the channels of the group RT in Latvia and Lithuania.
"It seems that action was taken based on false information and without following the standard legal procedures", - quotes RT excerpts from the message that the head of the AIB, Simon Spanswick sent to the media regulators of the two countries, and ambassadors in the UK, where the head office of the Association.
The YouTube has blocked one of the series of the project the RT on the coronavirus because of "false information".
RT will submit a complaint on the lock.
German authorities are unable to explain the inclusion of Sputnik in the "spy" report of the Ministry of internal Affairs on the work of counterintelligence, said the head of the Sputnik Germany Sergey Feoktistov.
Previously published by the German Ministry of the interior about the work of counterintelligence (BfV, Federal office for the protection of the Constitution) in 2019, which says that the Russian media and RT Deutsch Sputnik play a Central role in the provision of Pro-Russian influence in Germany.
Moscow reserves right to adequate retaliatory measures after the decision of London of the sanctions on the "Magnitsky case", said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
Earlier, the UK published its "Magnitsky list", which included the head of SK Alexander Bastrykin and other law enforcement officials of the Russian Federation.
Editor in chief of RT and international news AGENCY "Russia today" Margarita Simonyan ironically commented on the ban of broadcasting of five TV channels of RT in Lithuania.
"Dmitry Kiselyov is irrelevant to Russia Today. Dmitry Kiselev headed the news of the MIA "Russia today". Even if Google translator is telling you that "Russia today" translates as "Russia Today", — she wrote in the Telegram channel.
The Estonian government is weighing the possibility on the example of Latvia to ban broadcasting of Russian TV channels in the country, Russia Today reported on Monday the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Baltic Republic Urmas Reinsalu.
Last week Latvia has banned broadcasting of channels RT, RT HD, RT Arabic, RT Spanish, RT Documentary HD, RT Documentary, RT TV, having reasoned its decision by the fact that they belong to the General Director of MIA "Russia today" Dmitry Kiselev, who is under EU sanctions. While Kiselev is the Director General of MIA "Russia today", while the chief editor of RT Margarita Simonyan, for which no EU sanctions do not apply. These companies were two separate legal entities, this information is well known and is in the public domain. Commenting on the decision of Latvia and Lithuania, Simonyan wrote that now expects the same from the government of Estonia.
American foreign policy research Institute (FPRI) involved in the analysis of political problems and security issues, praised the role of Russia and the Russian media, including the Agency Sputnik, in light of the events in the horn of Africa region.
Speaking about the role of the Russian media, the researchers noted that the Agency Sputnik and RT focus on the positive news from the African continent, udelat attention to the development of social networks and the use of their materials to local media. This, according to analysts, strengthens the influence of the Russian "information war" against the United States.
Embassy of Russia in Riga called rabid prohibition of Latvia to broadcast seven RT channels.
Earlier, the Latvian regulator has banned the broadcasting seven channels RT, explaining that they belong to the General Director of MIA "Russia today" Dmitry Kiselev, who is under EU sanctions. While Kiselev is the Director General of MIA "Russia today" and editor-in-chief is the RT Margarita Simonyan, for which no EU sanctions do not apply. These companies were two separate legal entities, this information is well known and is in the public domain.
The Latvian authorities, prohibiting the broadcasting in the country of the RT channels, trying to deal with the threat which they themselves invented, and these efforts look pathetic, said RIA Novosti former member of the European Parliament, co-Chairman of the Russian Union of Latvia (STGS) Miroslav Mitrofanov.
The Latvian regulator, the ban on Tuesday, the broadcasting channels RT, RT HD, RT Arabic, RT Spanish, RT Documentary HD, RT Documentary, RT TV, argued his decision by the fact that they belong to the General Director of MIA "Russia today" Dmitry Kiselev, who is under EU sanctions.
The official representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova condemned the ban on the broadcasting of the seven RT channels in Latvia.
The Latvian regulator, previously banned broadcasting of channels RT, RT HD, RT Arabic, RT Spanish, RT Documentary HD, RT Documentary, RT TV, explained its decision by the fact that they supposedly belong to the General Director of MIA "Russia today" Dmitry Kiselev, who is under EU sanctions.
Russia calls on international organizations to assess how the decision of Riga to ban the broadcasting of RT in line with political commitments of Latvia, said the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
She recalled that this is not the first step on the part of Latvia to sweep the information space in the country, where more than 40% of the population prefer to receive information in Russian.
Editor in chief of RT TV channel and MIA "Russia today" Margarita Simonyan, commenting on the ban of broadcasting of RT in Latvia, said that the local authorities have long blocked Sputnik, and it does not prevent him to be an effective resource.
She stressed that in many countries of the former Soviet Union Sputnik ranks first in audience.
Executive Director MIA "Russia today" Kirill Vyshinsky called the UNESCO response to the request to protect the Estonian Sputnik proof that freedom of speech in Europe is no longer considered a value for which you can fight.
On Friday UNESCO in response to the appeal of the MIA "Russia today" on the situation around Sputnik Estonia stated that it will continue to support the rights of the press to receive and share information and different ideas.
UNESCO in response to the appeal of the MIA "Russia today" on the situation around Sputnik Estonia stated that it will continue to support the rights of the press to receive and share information and different ideas.
In January MIA "Russia today" sent a statement on the situation around Estonia Sputnik International Federation of journalists (IFJ), UNESCO and the "Reporters without borders" (RSF). In the text of the letters signed by the Executive Director of MIA "Russia today", eks-the head of RIA news Ukraine Kirill Wyszynski stated that MIA "Russia today" by directing your request asking for a review of discriminatory policy against Sputnik Estonia and are ready to offer a proper assessment of this unprecedented violation of liberty, and asks to take measures to ensure the rights of reporters to fulfill their professional duty.
Twitter users were angered by the words of Georgian journalist Georgy Gabunia, once again insulted Vladimir Putin.
Many have suggested that the sharp statements of the Russian President Gabunia wanted again to remind myself.
Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich on Thursday called on the official Riga "to stop political censorship", and the representative on freedom of the media and the high Commissioner on national minorities to respond to the limitation of broadcasting of Russian TV channels in Latvia.
The Saeima in the third reading adopted a bill that significantly restricts broadcasting in cable networks of the Republic of Russian channels, some of the most popular among local audiences. Under the bill, in packages of cable operators 80% of the content should initially be created in one of the official languages of the European Union. The relevant amendments for consideration by the Parliament gave the President of Latvia Mr. Egils Levits. He believes that limiting the broadcast in Russian will help to fight the spread of Kremlin rhetoric. The amendment limiting the broadcasting of Russian TV channels in Latvia will come into force on 1 July 2021.
The actions of Poland concerning the journalist Leonid Sviridov - a long and dirty history, Moscow will monitor the consideration of his claim before a Polish court, said the official representative of the foreign Ministry of Russia Maria Zakharova.
Earlier the journalist of MIA "Russia today" Sviridov filed a lawsuit to the Polish TV channel TVP1 on the protection of honor and dignity. As told RIA Novosti the plaintiff, it requires channel refutation of defamatory information that he was allegedly expelled from Poland in connection with allegations of espionage. A court in Poland has not yet set a date for consideration of the application.
Official Facebook checker Fatabyyano marked RT Deutsch post in social networks about the building of a hospital in Ufa as false, reported by the chief editor of the channel Margarita Simonyan.
RT published a Facebook post with a video about the construction of the Ufa hospital for infectious diseases for the treatment of coronavirus-infected patients, but later the record was marked as false.
The impact of information technology is felt more on politics and the economy, so as to use the information as you can to put pressure on the enemy and against the allies, said General Director of JSC UK "the Companion" Alexander Losev.
"The impact of information technology is becoming more and more noticeable on politics, the economy, because you can use information like pressure on the enemy, on Russia, on China and against the allies, who become competitors, we have seen it during the trade wars with China, or lose control", - said the following during a press-conference "Information warfare against Russia: designing the enemy" in the press center MIA "Russia today".
The US, accusing Moscow of involvement in organizing protests in America, preparing informational attack on Russia, said the head of the international Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.
Earlier, former US presidential Advisor on national security Susan rice said that the violence during the protests in the United States can stand Russia. However, no evidence or specific facts she failed.
Former national security Advisor to former US President Barack Obama, Susan rice have suspected Russia of "involvement in riots" in the United States, not citing any arguments in favor of his words, except for personal conviction.
The videootryvke interviews former adviser to TV presenter wolf Blitzer published journalist Sagar Enjeti on Twitter.
