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MOSCOW, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had blocked the CIA and FBI websites, accusing the two US government agencies of spreading false information, the TASS news agency reported. .
“Roskomnadzor has restricted access to a number of resources belonging to state structures in hostile countries to disseminate material intended to destabilize the social and political situation in Russia,” the regulator said in a statement picked up by Russian news agencies.
TASS quoted Roskomnadzor as saying that the two US websites had published inaccurate material and information that had discredited the Russian military.
There was no immediate comment from Washington or the US embassy in Moscow.
Russia has made it a criminal offense to discredit its military, an offense punishable by up to five years in prison, while knowingly distributing “false information” about the military carries a maximum penalty of 15 years.
Since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine in February last year, Roskomnadzor has blocked scores of independent media outlets, some foreign news websites and social media platforms including Facebook (NASDAQ:), Instagram and Twitter (NYSE :).
(Reuters reporting; editing in Spanish by Carlos Serrano)
