CNN to Stop Broadcasting in Russia After Putin Signs Military ‘Misinformation’ Law

CNN to Stop Broadcasting in Russia After Putin Signs Military ‘Misinformation’ Law
The CNN center is seen in downtown Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 16, 2021. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
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CNN announced on Friday it will stop broadcasting in Russia after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that will criminalize anyone sharing “deliberately false information about the actions of Russian military personnel in Ukraine.”

Putin on Friday signed into law the measure that will penalize those who spread such information with fines or prison sentences. The law would impose up to three years or fines, but the maximum punishment rises to 15 years for cases considered to have led to “severe consequences.”

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