from Sputnik News:
New punitive measures against Russian media outlets were unveiled just one week after similar measures were announced by US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Former US State Department official and retired CIA intelligence officer Larry Johnson spoke with Sputnik about the new sanctions against Russian media announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken Friday.
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“Freedom of speech in America is under assault,” said Johnson as the Biden administration announced its latest punitive measures against Rossiya Segodnya, the parent company of RT and Sputnik. “I’m waiting to see if they’re going to come down and sanction me, for example, for daring to appear on RT and offer commentary. I’m not compensated for that in any form or fashion.”
“This really is divorced from reality,” he continued, questioning the influence of the Russian-sponsored television network which ceased operations in the United States in 2022. Other observers such as ex-US Defense Department analyst Karen Kwiatkowski have suggested the move is intended to ramp up Russiagate hysteria leading up to November’s election.
