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| Russian media regulator to investigate BBC's operations | Russian media regulator to investigate BBC's operations |
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| Russia’s media regulator is to carry out checks to determine whether the BBC World news channel and BBC websites are in compliance with Russian law. | Russia’s media regulator is to carry out checks to determine whether the BBC World news channel and BBC websites are in compliance with Russian law. |
| The watchdog said it was acting in response to a decision by the British media regulator, Ofcom, which on Thursday said the Russian broadcaster RT had broken impartiality rules in some of its news and current affairs programmes. | The watchdog said it was acting in response to a decision by the British media regulator, Ofcom, which on Thursday said the Russian broadcaster RT had broken impartiality rules in some of its news and current affairs programmes. |
| Russia has regularly threatened retaliatory actions against British media if the operations of its state news agencies such as RT are impeded in the UK. | Russia has regularly threatened retaliatory actions against British media if the operations of its state news agencies such as RT are impeded in the UK. |
| Remarks from officials made it clear that the decision by the Russian regulator, Roskomnadzor, on Friday was a retaliatory action. | Remarks from officials made it clear that the decision by the Russian regulator, Roskomnadzor, on Friday was a retaliatory action. |
| Britain’s actions against Russian broadcaster RT left Russia with no option but to respond in kind, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook. | Britain’s actions against Russian broadcaster RT left Russia with no option but to respond in kind, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook. |
| Margarita Simonyan, the head of RT, tweeted: “One must assume they’ll search for an alternative point of view on the BBC. With a microscope.” | Margarita Simonyan, the head of RT, tweeted: “One must assume they’ll search for an alternative point of view on the BBC. With a microscope.” |
| In a statement, the BBC said: “As everywhere else in the world, the BBC works in Russia in full compliance with the country’s laws and regulations to deliver independent news and information to its audiences.” | |
| Additional reporting by Jim Waterson | |
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