Russia says it will take action against US media

5/9/2024 16:08

        Russia said on Thursday it would take retaliatory measures against U.S. media in response to U.S. charges against Russian media executives and state broadcaster RT, which Washington has accused of trying to influence the 2024 presidential election.
        
        The United States on Wednesday filed money-laundering charges against two employees of RT for what officials said was a scheme to hire an American company to produce online content to influence the 2024 election.
        
        The U.S. Treasury and State departments also announced actions targeting RT, including the network's top editor, Margarita Simonyan. U.S. officials said Russia's goal was to exacerbate U.S. political divisions and weaken public support for American aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia.
        
        Russia's foreign ministry said the U.S. moves were part of a plan to purge any dissenting voices from the global media landscape and to stoke fears among U.S. voters about Russia as a mythical external enemy.