Russian Lawmakers Propose Cutting Foreign Ownership in Media

Russian lawmakers proposed cutting foreign ownership in Russian media assets to 20 percent in an attempt to limit outside influences and protect Russia's "information sovereignty", a copy of a draft law showed on Wednesday. The law will consolidate Russian President Vladimir Putin's control over media, which have largely rallied behind the Kremlin's policies in Ukraine, running scathing coverage of the Kyiv government since the fall of Moscow-backed...

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