Tag: sputnik

UK Bans Services Exports to Russia to ‘Help Ensure Putin Fails in Ukraine’

The UK government has announced a ban on exports of management services to Russia, as it further ratchets up economic pressure on the Kremlin following its invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s access to the UK’s management consulting, accounting, and public relations services will be cut off, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on May 4. Russia is…


UK Sanctions Russian TV Figures in Bid to Crack Down on ‘Kremlin Disinformation’

The UK has imposed new sanctions on a number of Russian “propagandists” and media organisations for spreading “lies and deceit” about the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin-backed TV-Novosti, which controls the RT news channel, and the state-owned Rossiya Segodnya, which is responsible for the Sputnik news agency, were among 14 new entries added to the…


Google’s YouTube Blocks Channels Linked to Russian State-Backed Media RT and Sputnik Across Europe

Google’s YouTube on Tuesday joined a string of big tech giants blocking content from Russian state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe. The company said in a statement that it is blocking YouTube channels connected to the two media outlets in the EU, effective immediately, due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. “It’ll take time for our systems…


Facebook Deletes Fake CCP Propaganda; China’s Sputnik Moment More Like the Cuban Missile Crisis: Expert

China’s all-out information warfare ramped up even more during the initial COVID-19 pandemic. A fake Swiss scientist created by China’s digital propaganda team has been used for disinformation, and Facebook is now deleting his account. And China’s missile threat is being hailed as the new “Sputnik Moment.” Stephen Bryen, a leading expert in security strategy and…