MOSCOW – Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor stated on Friday it had blocked the web sites of the CIA and FBI, accusing the 2 U.S. authorities companies of spreading false info, the TASS information company reported.
“Roskomnadzor has restricted entry to various sources belonging to state constructions of hostile nations for disseminating materials geared toward destabilising the social and political scenario in Russia,” Roskomnadzor stated in a press release carried by Russian information companies.
TASS quoted Roskomnadzor as saying that the 2 American web sites had printed inaccurate materials and data that had discredited the Russian armed forces.
There was no speedy remark from Washington or from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
Russia has made it a legal offence to discredit its armed forces, against the law punishable by as much as 5 years in jail, whereas knowingly distributing “false info” concerning the navy carries a most sentence of 15 years.
Since Russia despatched tens of 1000's of troops into Ukraine in February final yr, Roskomnadzor has blocked a number of impartial media shops, some international information web sites and social media platforms together with Fb, Instagram and Twitter.
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