Putin: the oppression of the Russian media in USA will reply mirror

Russian president Vladimir Putin called the us action against working in america Russian media "Attack on the freedom of speech" and warned Washington about the "Mirror response" of Moscow it would be funny, like say, if it were not so sad. Because those who do in the United States, beat his chest and said that they "Note the democrats", the number one in the world. And in this context freedom of speech has always been raised on the shield as a beacon of democracy. Without freedom of speech there is no democracy.

The attack on our media in the United States is an attack on freedom of speech, no doubt — said Putin at a press conference on the results of the apec summit. Previously, the U.S. Justice department demanded that the Russian tv channel rt america until november 13 to register as a foreign agent. Chief editor mia "Russia today" and rt margarita simonyan called the deadline "Cannibalistic". The chairman of the state duma vyacheslav volodin has charged to profile committee of the lower house of parliament to develop mirrored arrangements. In the duma stated that the law on "Foreign agents" including foreign media.

Among the candidates, cnn, "Voice of america" and "Radio liberty". It is possible that the list includes the social network. We are disappointed, as they say in such cases, but, of course, can not be otherwise, and what is now being discussed in the state duma yesterday i saw it, it could be too harsh, but this is natural, because at the level of representative bodies are often heard extreme opinions, sharp judgments and harsh sentences. But the answer we will have to formulate, and it will be a mirror — said Putin. According to the president, there is no evidence of the intervention of Russian media in the election campaign in the United States. The head of state stressed that the position of the media is debatable, but not by pressure. The media express a point of view.

Provide information, interpret and express their point of view. You can argue with her, but not by closing or to create conditions of impossibility of implementation of direct professional activities and by presenting its own perspective, bringing their information to the audience. No: went the way of the actual closing. The response will be adequate, the mirror — said Putin, reports RIA Novosti.