When Jamie Fly, the chief executive of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, visited Moscow in January 2020 to promote his news outlet’s popularity in Russia, he said he received an ominous message from the Kremlin’s top spokesman.
New York Times: Kremlin escalates fight with US funded journalists
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at The Federal Assembly at The Manezh Exhibition Hall in Moscow on April 21, 2021. - Russian President Vladimir Putin has kicked off his annual state of the nation address which sets the political agenda for the year, as supporters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny prepared for mass protests. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
