Key Takeaways
- The US has imposed sanctions on Russian journalists, including those from Rossiya Segodnya international media group.
- The US State Department has designated Rossiya Segodnya as a foreign mission, requiring them to notify the department of all personnel working in the United States.
- The US government’s actions are part of an ongoing effort to restrict the work of Russian journalists in the United States.
Moscow: Moscow is raising the issue of previously imposed restrictions on the work of Russian journalists with the United States, including sanctions against the Rossiya Segodnya international media group, Russian Ambassador to the US Alexander Darchiev said.
“Of course they are being discussed. We are raising these issues,” Darchiev told reporters on Wednesday when asked whether restrictions on the work of Russian journalists are being discussed with the American side.
On September 4, the US Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against the editor-in-chief of Russia’s Rossiya Segodnya international media group and several other employees. This move was part of the US government’s efforts to restrict the work of Russian journalists in the United States.
The US State Department, in a parallel move, tightened the operating conditions for Rossiya Segodnya and its subsidiaries, designating them as “foreign missions.” Under the Foreign Missions Act, they will be required to notify the department of all personnel working in the United States and disclose all real estate they own. Simonyan called RT’s success a reason for the suspension of its operations, adding that no one was accusing the broadcaster of spreading fake news.
