Putin Signs New Information Security Doctrine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a new “information security doctrine,” replacing the one he issued in 2000, during the first year of his rule. While experts in Moscow saw no surprises in the new document, they also said it reflects the Kremlin's increasingly repressive policy toward the media and civil society more generally. The 16-page directive describes itself as “a document for strategic planning in the sphere of ensuring national security” and “the basis for...

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