Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a conference as part of a summit at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul, Turkey on October 27, 2018. Russian authorities have prohibited media from calling Putin's invasion of Ukraine a "war"-state-run media outlets adopt the term "special military operation," which RIA Novosti has done in its report. The Kremlin has used the law to crack down on those who veer away from Putin's narrative of the war. This is because Russia's parliament passed legislation in March 2022 imposing jail terms of up to 15 years for intentionally spreading "fake" news about Russia's army. A prominent Russian state media outlet went off message this week with a report attacking Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in what appears to be the first time since the conflict began last February.Ī report published by Russia's state-run news agency RIA Novosti on Tuesday titled "We didn't expect this," features interviews with frustrated soldiers who were injured while fighting in the war in Ukraine and didn't receive the compensation promised by the Russian president.Īlthough guests on Russian state TV have recently voiced their frustration with the ongoing war, state-run media agencies such as RIA Novosti have stuck to the Kremlin line.
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