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Russia targeted US-backed media while GOP senators visited Moscow

By Joel Gehrke
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Russia targeted US-backed media while GOP senators visited Moscow

Russian lawmakers cracked down on Voice of America and other U.S.-funded media outlets while U.S. lawmakers visited Moscow, which drew a rebuke from the State Department.

“The Russian government continues to stifle press freedom and media independence,” spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Friday evening. “This bill could provide the Russian government a new tool to target independent journalists and bloggers in retaliation for their work.”

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