Russian Official Urges Trump to Restore Russian Media Expelled During Biden's Presidency
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The situation for Russian media in the West has become increasingly complicated in recent years. The EU has implemented several sanction packages against Russian media, including blocking access to the Rossiya Segodnya assets: RIA Novosti's ria.ru website, the Sputnik news agency's websites and its accounts on social media.
US President Donald Trump should consider restoring Russian media outlets that were expelled from the US during Joe Biden's presidency, as this is important for the normalization of bilateral relations, the deputy director general of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and member of the Russian Security Council's science board, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Alexander Yakovenko told Sputnik.
"From the perspective of normalizing Russian-US relations, it is important to return to the US the Russian information resources expelled by the Democrats. Without this, US public opinion will not have an adequate understanding of Moscow's position, particularly regarding the Ukrainian conflict. Then it will be clear to everyone why the new administration is not ready to endorse the Western narrative of 'Russian aggression.' Without this, there will be no broad mutual understanding between our peoples," Yakovenko said.
Yakovenko said that under Trump, the US is "returning to its roots," which he explained was "not only a minimalist state, but also freedom of speech." He also said that "the crude and overt suppression of free speech and any dissent has kept the absurd liberal agenda afloat."
"This is over. This was stated by [US] Vice President [JD] Vance in Munich. IT giants quickly realized that times have changed and 'switched gears,'" Yakovenko said.
In 2016, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for measures against Russian media, specifically naming Sputnik and RT as primary threats. Some western politicians have accused Sputnik and RT of interfering in elections, without providing evidence.
