US imposes sanctions on Russian media group Rossiya Segodnya and propagandist Dmitry Kiselev
Photo: Russian propagandist Dmitry Kiselev (Getty Images)
On Friday, September 13, the United States imposed sanctions on the Russian media group Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today) and its General Director, propagandist Dmitry Kiselev, according to the US Department of the Treasury.
As reported by the agency, the US sanctions list has been expanded to include the media holding Rossiya Segodnya, which encompasses, among others, the news agency RIA Novosti and the agency and radio station Sputnik.
The sanctions also target the non-commercial organization TV-Novosti, the legal entity behind the propagandist TV channel RT, and the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Yevrazia, which is involved in promoting Russia's "cultural diplomacy" abroad.
In addition, sanctions have been imposed on Dmitry Kiselev, General Director of Rossiya Segodnya, and Nelly Parutenko, head of Yevrazia, who is a Moldovan citizen.
It is worth noting that at the beginning of September, the US accused Russia of interfering in elections and imposed sanctions. Among those sanctioned was propagandist Margarita Simonyan, who is the editor-in-chief of RT.
Today, the US introduced additional sanctions against the Russian channel RT. It has been revealed that RT collaborates with Kremlin intelligence.
