Russia tells US to ‘mind own business’ over media freedom | Malay Mail

  • 📰 malaymail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 86%

Malaysia News News

Malaysia Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Malaysia Headlines

MOSCOW, July 8 — Moscow has told the US embassy to “mind your own business” after Washington’s diplomatic mission raised concern about curbs on media freedom in Russia. Rebecca Ross, the spokeswoman for the US embassy,yesterday expressed concern about a clampdown on journalists in Russia....

Dmitry Peskov insisted that Safronov's arrest was not related to his work as a journalist. — Reuters pic

“Watching arrest after arrest of Russian journalists – it’s starting to look like a concerted campaign against #MediaFreedom,” she tweeted.Earlier that day the FSB security agency, the successor to the Soviet-era KGB, arrested a respected former journalist, Ivan Safronov, 30, on suspicion of state treason.

The FSB investigators believe that the Czech intelligence acts under the guidance of the United States, Smirnov told AFP.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in MY
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Malaysia Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Malaysia Headlines