building behind me. the venue for this edition of global questions. it is blackheads house. latvians had hoped they had put their turbulent history of occupations behind them. when theyjoined the european union along with fellow baltic states, lithuania and estonia. but russia s annexation of crimea has reawa kened concerns about moscow s ambitions and whether nato could protect them if russia were to interfere in their affairs. in the last few months, there has been a build up of nato troops in the region, with british units leading the effort in estonia, close to the russian border. if moscow and washington were to reset relations, would that leave the baltic states feeling more exposed ? putin and trump, a new era? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from riga, the capital of latvia. we re at the blackheads house in the heart of the old town. i am joined by an esteemed panel and a wonderful audience, some of them are from here in latvia but others have trav
Russia Labels Meduza Media Outlet As Foreign Agent
April 23, 2021 12:37 GMT
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April 23, 2021 16:12 GMT
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The Russian government has designated the Latvia-based independent Meduza news outlet
as a foreign agent a move that will require it to label itself as such and will subject it to increased government scrutiny.
The Russian Justice Ministry made the announcement on April 23 on its website, while Meduza confirmed the news in a tweet. Hi, everyone! We’re Russia’s latest foreign agent! the media outlet wrote, though in a later post it said it rejected the designation and will appeal the move, adding that its chances of success are slim.