Rossiya Segodnya
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| Owners | Government of Russia |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Russia | |
| Founded | December 9 |
| 2013 | |
| Type of business | Federal State Unitary Enterprise |
| Subsidiaries | Sputnik |
| RIA Novosti | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2397992 |
About Rossiya Segodnya
Rossiya Segodnya is a news agency owned and operated by the Russian government, created by an Executive Order of the President of Russia on December 9, 2013. It should not be confused with the TV network RT, which was known as Russia Today prior to 2009.
Russian TV figures sanctioned by UK
A Russian TV anchor and the Managing Director of state-backed news channel RT are among the latest figures to be sanctioned by the UK government.
Sergey Brilev, a well known host on TV channel Rossiya, was described as a " propagandist for Putin".
Sanctions have also been imposed on RT's parent company, TV-Novosti, and Managing Director Alexey Nikolov.
Foreign Office sources said it would effectively mean RT could not return to UK screens after.
Earlier in March, UK media regulator Ofcom revoked the channel's permission to broadcast, after deciding TV-Novosti was not " fit and proper" to hold a licence.
'Misguided war'On Thursday, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said: " These sanctions will target those who are complicit in covering up the Russian State 's actions.
" We will not hesitate to act further against individuals and organisations attempting to deceive people about this misguided war. "
The 14 people and institutions on the latest sanctions list also include:
Together, the US, EU and UK have already sanctioned More Than 1,000 Russian individuals and businesses.
The UK's sanctions mean they cannot
Source of news: bbc.com
