国际英语资讯:Russias Putin signs law on foreign media
<p><span word="MOSCOW">MOSCOW</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 25-- <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="vesting">vesting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="agents">agents</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="decree">decree</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 15 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 22, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enacted">enacted</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="RT">RT</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Agents">Agents</span> <span word="Registration">Registration</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> (<span word="FARA">FARA</span>) <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1938.</p><p><span word="FARA">FARA</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> "<span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="principals">principals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="quasi">quasi</span>-<span word="political">political</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="periodic">periodic</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="disclosure">disclosure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="principal">principal</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="receipts">receipts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disbursements">disbursements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>."</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="influencing">influencing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span>, <span word="Caucasus">Caucasus</span> <span word="Reality">Reality</span>, <span word="Crimea">Crimea</span> <span word="Reality">Reality</span>, <span word="Siberia">Siberia</span> <span word="Reality">Reality</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Idel">Idel</span> <span word="Reality">Reality</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Current">Current</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="channel">channel</span>, <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>/<span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span>, <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="Liberty">Liberty</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tatar">Tatar</span>-<span word="Bashkir">Bashkir</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Factograph">Factograph</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p>
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