In an interview with Current Time, U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan outlines why the United States disagrees with Moscow that the imprisonment of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny is strictly a domestic issue. He also responds to the impact of Russia's "foreign-agents" law.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says Russia is violating a bilateral investment treaty by targeting the organization’s news operations within Russia under its controversial “foreign agent” law.
Russia's most prominent TV host has denounced the organizers of rallies demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny as "political pedophiles." His insult sets the tone of coverage by many pro-Kremlin media outlets.
Yulia Artsyukh appears not only as a news reporter but is also presented as a typical mother who is outraged by anti-government protests. People on social media have pointed to other faces that appear in multiple roles, with one critic saying that state media can't find real pro-regime interviews.
Russian TV coverage of the U.S. election has focused strongly on claims by President Donald Trump and his supporters that there has been massive fraud and irregularities, without mentioning the lack of solid evidence to back up those sweeping charges.
Four years ago, Russian state TV pumped out reports lauding Donald Trump and his pledges to make up with Moscow. As votes are counted this time around, the focus from state media and public commentators is on another theme familiar to Russian audiences: the uncertainty of American democracy.
Belarusian state TV switched the audio of protesters chanting to make it appear that the crowd was heckling an opposition leader -- when, in fact, the demonstrators were chanting against authoritarian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, demanding that he leave office.
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