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Hostile actions of the US administration against the Russian media will not remain without adequate response. This was stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova during the next briefing.
“When you start “fighting without rules”, when the law is perverted and becomes an instrument of the destruction of television stations, each step in relation to the Russian media will have a corresponding response. And to whom this answer I have to, that’s in Washington, you need to calculate properly”, — said Zakharov requirement of Washington to register a company serving the Russian TV channel RT, as a foreign agent. According to her, such a requirement is “contrary to American principles of freedom of speech.”
“I would like to say that Russia is committed to all international regulations and relevant standards in terms of freedom of speech and repeatedly proves it. Clearly selective and politically biased application of the legislation to the Russian media will mean the restriction of freedom of speech, which is guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States,” she explained.
Zakharova have expressed concerns that Washington’s position in relation to the American edition of “faces serious legal consequences and involve risks for the safety of employees.” “The obligation to reveal internal data of the channel, including staffing and personal data of employees, in an atmosphere of “witch hunt”, which was established in the United States, can pose a real threat,” — said the diplomat.
In this regard, Maria Zakharova said that “a huge amount of Russian information resources, including American, having an audience in Russia that receive financial support from the United States.”
“However, while they are not as foreign agents hide sources of funding and as a foreign agent not registered”, she said.