The State Department is closely monitoring the process of adoption of the law on foreign agents in the Russian Federation

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Washington is closely following the fate of the Russian bill on foreign agents and how it will be implemented, reports RIA News statement by the representative of the State Department.

The State Department is closely monitoring the process of adoption of the law on foreign agents in the Russian Federation




According to the official, the State Department informed the partners in the Russian Federation that the American “FARA (the law on foreign agents, which was applied to the Russian RT channel) promotes transparency without restricting freedom of speech.”

He explained that registration as a foreign agent in the United States "requires the public disclosure of certain types of activities and relationships."

The law does not target foreign agents from a particular country. FARA does not restrict the publication of materials, but requires only the registration, marking and preservation of records,
added on.

The representative of the State Department also noted that FARA "is not used as a means of restricting political freedom."

In addition, “FARA does not interfere with freedom of expression, does not regulate the content of information disseminated, does not put any restrictions on the promotion of an agent or the publication of information or outreach materials and is neutral for all countries,” the official said.

With regard to foreign funding, FARA does not impose any restrictions on the receipt of foreign funding by non-governmental organizations operating in the United States, and does not impose any (additional) taxes. Registration requirements under FARA are not initiated solely by financing from abroad; rather, registration is required for those who carry out certain activities at the request or under the direction or control of a foreign party,
he concluded.

Yesterday, the State Duma adopted in the third and final reading a law according to which the media, receiving foreign funding, can be recognized in Russia by foreign agents. According to parliamentarians, “the amendments on the status of foreign media agents have become a forced response to the oppression of the Russian media in the United States and, in particular, the recognition of RT America as a foreign agent.”
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  1. +25
    16 November 2017 09: 12
    “After the US decision on RT and Sputnik, liberals' tales of“ Western democracy ”and“ freedom of speech ”may finally subside. Tales of supposedly“ free west ”have finally shifted into the realm of mythology. Given what has been created in recent decades, it’s hard to name NATO countries civilized. " - I agree with this .... and URGENTLY close the Yeltsin Center adder!
    1. +19
      16 November 2017 09: 16
      Quote: Black
      "After the US decision on RT and Sputnik, liberal tales of" Western democracy "and" freedom of speech "may finally subside.


      Useless labor, they will sprinkle secretions while they are paid for it.
      1. +2
        16 November 2017 10: 16
        Interesting about trump

        https://limonov-eduard.livejournal.com/1214214.ht
        ml
    2. +9
      16 November 2017 09: 21
      Quote: Black
      the tales of liberals about "Western democracy" and "freedom of speech" may finally subside.

      Yes, never! Yabloko and some members of the liberal press have already condemned the law. The truth is not clear, they read it or not, because it has not yet been signed, but their conclusion is clear- The law is bad.
      1. +10
        16 November 2017 09: 31
        Kostya, hi! soldier drinks The essence of the law is not important for them - the owner gave money for whining, that’s whining.
        1. +5
          16 November 2017 09: 35
          Zdarova, a fighter of the invisible front! soldier drinks drinks
          They still haven’t paid, but they whine already. But they can’t offer anything sensible a priori, but they need to be reminded of themselves. That's whining against everything. Well, give the owner a sign - they say we are on duty, we watch .....
          1. +8
            16 November 2017 09: 41
            Quote: Smog
            Well, give the owner a sign - they say we are on duty, we watch .....

            ... but there is nothing to eat. crying
            1. +4
              16 November 2017 09: 44
              Quote: Jedi
              but there’s nothing to eat.

              Yes, yes .... The last piece of parmesan in the refrigerator was lying around ...
              1. +7
                16 November 2017 10: 00
                Kostya, welcome hi
                Yes, yes .... The last piece of parmesan in the refrigerator was lying around ...

                It is necessary that they quickly finish eating, then the mouse hangs in their refrigerator. I’ll go to collect, otherwise my owl is hungry. laughing drinks
                1. +4
                  16 November 2017 10: 03
                  Hello Seryoz! drinks soldier
                  Quote: Svarog51
                  then they’ll hang their mouse in the refrigerator

                  No, not hanged. They still had jamon in the cellar. So put a mousetrap .... laughing
                  1. +6
                    16 November 2017 10: 12
                    So nowhere to put that. request In the summer, at least they came across a garage, and in the winter they pumped it somewhere. recourse Sadness, however. crying
                    1. +2
                      16 November 2017 13: 29
                      Quote: Svarog51
                      and for the winter they pumped it somewhere.

                      So went into the fields Come out to mouse ... laughing
                      1. +5
                        16 November 2017 14: 55
                        Come out to mouse ...

                        What? Right like that?

                        No! I can’t understand this! The snow in the fields is dumb, but I don’t want to dive into the mud with my face. good drinks
    3. +5
      16 November 2017 09: 22
      This law alone is clearly not enough, history does not know examples of such unprecedented pressure from Western countries on our country, even fascist Germany, on the eve of the attack on the USSR, did not allow such a thing in 1941.
      1. +3
        16 November 2017 10: 58
        Quote: Stolz
        This law alone is clearly not enough, history does not know examples of such unprecedented pressure on our country from Western countries,

        Yes, he (the law), as it were, is not alone. They are the law of Magnitsky for us, we are the law of Dima Yakovlev and the law on foreign agents. They give us minus 35 diplomats, we give them minus 750 diplomats. They pressed our media, we will also strangle them. I see that the Americans themselves are doing the work that our "geniuses" in the government and the State Duma should have done for a long time and on an initiative basis in order to reduce the influence of Western countries on the Russian electorate. However, ours will not scratch without a kick from the outside. So what can you say? The mattresses themselves, with their own little hands, are clearing their information field and the possibilities of influence on the eve of the 2018 election. If the Russian Federation were the first to initiate the topic of registering the media as foreign agents with the sources and objectives of financing, then the howl would stand all over the district, and only retaliatory measure))) Our only have time to wonder and make out "gifts".Yes
    4. +11
      16 November 2017 09: 25
      The State Department is closely monitoring the process of adoption of the law on foreign agents in the Russian Federation

      And howled, And then what for us? laughing Howl, howl.
      Quote: Black
      can finally calm down the tales of liberals about "Western democracy" and "freedom of speech"

      Vyacheslav hi on the contrary, screaming about the attempt on the "true" democracy will be with a vengeance. laughing After all, they have infringed upon their masters and the bearers of democracy. And in the Union they knew what to do with such things. hi
      1. +6
        16 November 2017 09: 30
        Quote: 79807420129
        we have infringed upon the light of democracy. And in the Union they knew what to do with such things.

        Duc is not 37 years old, but !!!!!! request
        It's a pity!!!!!! am
        1. +10
          16 November 2017 10: 05
          Duc is not 37 years old, but !!!!!!

          Wait another 20 years? Nah, I do not agree. We have to start now. good
      2. +1
        16 November 2017 11: 35
        Quote: 79807420129
        And in the Union they knew what to do with such.

        The STEP was not correct .. As a result, they made a hero whose cleverness and fantasies are being studied now at school. It would be right to leave him with citizenship, but to publicize his case and how and where he sat ..
    5. +5
      16 November 2017 09: 33
      Quote: Black
      the tales of liberals about "Western democracy" and "freedom of speech" may finally subside.

      Give up ...
      Remember the late Novodvorskaya and her statement regarding the arrest of Russian journalists filming a protest rally in the United States. Before that, hysterical about the same detentions in Russia, the lady said that "there is democracy, there it is possible"
    6. +5
      16 November 2017 09: 49
      Yeltsin center razed to the ground and put a reminder for human stupidity and meanness.
      For my liberoids, I wouldn’t be “worried” ... the state emperor replied that their law DOES NOT LIMIT, DO NOT INTERFERE, and wax it all for the benefit of democracy and freedom of speech ???
      1. +5
        16 November 2017 13: 53
        Victor, I welcome you hi Well, it’s clear that the mattresses are pushing the next bullshit, and our liberduns are echoing them. They have laws that only work in their direction.
        Yeltsin center razed to the ground and put a reminder for human stupidity and meanness.

        And here I would suggest re-profiling the object. In Yekaterinburg there are many children, for their development to give, only with a normal bias. Creative Center, like the Palace of Pioneers to organize. IMHO of course. A reminder in the form of a stella EBNu and so it stands, there is only the right inscription to put. Something like this.
        1. +4
          16 November 2017 14: 40
          Hi Sergey, for the object \ structure to be leveled and sprinkled with salt, I put it in "hearts" figuratively .... of course the structure must be used, and of course for CHILDREN !!!
          I myself am engaged in technical creativity with the children in the evenings. I learn to work with my hands and head ... we collect models of various equipment and teach electronics / telemechanics.
          In short, I continue the work of the Father, he taught me a lot, and now I pass on my experience to the younger generation ... not having them run around the gates and sit on the internet.
          The room is certainly not ah ... but I'm glad of that, and where in the village, will you find something more suitable? The club room was allocated and thanks for that.
          And by the way, in my youth and the house of pioneers there was also a station for young technicians !!! in short, what was in the garrison, and went there, besides what parents could teach.
          The Union really had a system, training the younger generation, count. in all areas of creativity.
          That's me to that. why do people have nostalgia for the USSR. however, so far, and if the current rulers do not move their brains, the USE sect will achieve all the best that is in our children !!!
          1. +4
            16 November 2017 14: 59
            Victor, I’ll subscribe to your every word, up to the last comma. good
            Threat. I'll write it in PM.
    7. 0
      16 November 2017 10: 12
      And here is the answer, which was to be proved. laughing
    8. +1
      16 November 2017 11: 57
      Quote: Black
      .and URGENTLY close the viper "Yeltsin Center"!

      and make there a "Stalin Center"!
      1. +3
        16 November 2017 14: 43
        Center for Creation and Creativity !!!
        In for this, I with both hands FOR !!!
    9. 0
      17 November 2017 12: 17
      Liberalists of the Russian Federation share the point of view of the State Department and are convinced that where they do not exist, there is real freedom and democracy
  2. +1
    16 November 2017 09: 13
    Yesterday, the State Duma adopted a law in the third final reading, according to which media receiving foreign funding can be recognized as foreign agents in Russia.


    "The rigor of Russian laws, offset by their failure to comply" (c)
    1. +1
      16 November 2017 11: 40
      "The rigor of Russian laws, offset by their failure to comply" (c)
  3. +4
    16 November 2017 09: 13
    And Ear Matzah this hto ?????? Or hde ????? With such "agents" no foreign agents are needed. am
    1. +1
      16 November 2017 09: 15
      Quote: Smog
      And Ear Matzah this hto ?????? Or hde ????? With such "agents" no foreign agents are needed. am

      Echo on the state. the budget of the Russian Federation ... laughing it means someone needs it! bully
      1. +1
        16 November 2017 09: 20
        And Ear Matzah this hto ?????? Or hde ????? With such "agents" no foreign agents are needed
        ... and the "ear" stayed out again with the rain .... Currently, 66% of all shares of Ekho Moskvy CJSC belong to Gazprom-Media Holding, draw conclusions request
      2. +4
        16 November 2017 09: 25
        Quote: Nasr
        Echo on the state. the budget of the Russian Federation ...

        Well, direct financing from the state. Ear has no budget. But indirectly through a certain OJSC, we will not point with the finger, the controlling stake of which is owned by the state, then YES.
        1. 0
          16 November 2017 09: 27
          We have everything through some OAO ... laughing even a bridge is being built in Crimea - but in essence the State!
          1. +2
            16 November 2017 09: 31
            Yes, I do not mind, no. Just for the purity of thoughts, so to speak, "fighting" lol
  4. +1
    16 November 2017 09: 14
    Elections in Russia are just around the corner - the State Department is worried that they can cover up the barking CNN shop, Voice of America, etc. .....
    1. 0
      16 November 2017 09: 34
      Nothing depends on these shops. Their audience is the people. And when did the election result depend on the people?
      1. 0
        16 November 2017 09: 42
        The mood of the people is always taken into account when going to the polls, and someone uses the opinion of the people in their interests ...
      2. +4
        16 November 2017 10: 02
        Quote: Kleber
        Nothing depends on these shops. Their audience is the people. And when did the election result depend on the people?

        Here, just the people and do not care about CNN and the Voice of America. And those who look and listen to these info-beds have never ranked themselves as a normal. Thank you for trying to the Yankees and Kakel ... the elections will be held as it should. I do not agree on everything with GDP and often criticize him. But this time I will vote for him. In harsh times, you can’t rush around.
  5. 0
    16 November 2017 09: 18
    E-mine, how slowly we harness ...
    This law should have been adopted a very long time ago, even without p-Soviet raids on RT.
  6. +2
    16 November 2017 09: 30
    Washington closely monitors the fate of the Russian bill on foreign agents and how it will be implemented

    Violation of democracy?
    1. +4
      16 November 2017 09: 36
      Quote: Dimy4
      Violation of democracy?

      So the very existence of Russia already violates their democracy.
  7. +1
    16 November 2017 09: 32
    Enough with the United States to play friends! They are not even partners to us.
    1. +1
      16 November 2017 09: 57
      How can we be enemies when we have uniform rules for the existence of the economy and the state? We are partners, itit them through the beam. am
      1. +1
        16 November 2017 10: 05
        Yes, partners. Only ours are always in a knee-elbow pose
  8. +5
    16 November 2017 09: 32
    Washington closely monitors the fate of the Russian bill on foreign agents

    Even too carefully - McCain has already howled: what about us?
    "As a defender of freedom of speech and the media around the world, the United States makes it clear that you cannot equalize RT and television networks such as Voice of America, Radio Liberty, CNN, or the BBC. Journalists who work for these broadcasters seek truth, debunk lies, and call governments to account, "McCain argued.

    http://newmirror.ru/blog/43916969672/Makkeyn-nego
    dUyet: -Rossiya-sopostavlyaet-RT-so-SMI-SSHA, -koto
    ryi? utm_campaign = transit & utm_source = main &
    utm_medium = page_0 & domain = mirtesen.ru & paid
    = 1 & pad = 1
    1. +4
      16 November 2017 10: 05
      Volodya, hello! hi
      Quote: pvv113
      McCain has already howled: what about us?

      Because nefig! bully
      1. +4
        16 November 2017 10: 19
        And I like the howl of such hyenas - since they howl, then we are on the right track!
        Hello Pasha!
        1. +4
          16 November 2017 10: 22
          Absolutely right! Now, if they are silent or worse - praise, then we need to think about it.
          1. +3
            16 November 2017 10: 28
            Dear partners! Do not be silent, please continue to make at least some sounds, so that we can orient ourselves correctly wink
            1. +3
              16 November 2017 10: 37
              They are afraid that by sound we will draw their dislocation and from the MLRS cover. wassat
          2. +4
            16 November 2017 10: 45
            Pasha, Volodya - welcome! hi
            Quote: pvv113
            And I like the howl of such hyenas - since they howl, then we are on the right track!

            Quote: bouncyhunter
            Now, if they are silent or worse - praise, then we need to think about it.

            I involuntarily recalled how, in the 90s, to the shouts of approval from the United States, they ruined and pulled away everything that was possible. sad
            1. +3
              16 November 2017 10: 49
              Categorical hello, Max! hi drinks
              Quote: Jedi
              I involuntarily recalled how, in the 90s, to the shouts of approval from the United States, they ruined and pulled away everything that was possible.

              Do not be sad and do not remember what has irrevocably gone and will never happen again. Think positive ! Yes
              Z.Y. And new epaulets come to you! wink soldier drinks
              1. +4
                16 November 2017 10: 56
                Quote: bouncyhunter
                do not remember that which has irrevocably gone and will never happen again. Think positive !

                I hope that it will be like that. What the hell is not joking - maybe we are still present at the collapse and pulling of the USA! belay For shoulder straps - I agree, they look! feel
                1. +8
                  16 November 2017 11: 21
                  Need for it drinks , I really want to see with my own eyes.
                  1. +4
                    16 November 2017 11: 34
                    It is necessary, I am obliging in the evening I am chasing for new stars and all good people to VO! drinks
                    1. +8
                      16 November 2017 12: 49
                      And for the derban "exceptional" drinks
                2. +2
                  16 November 2017 19: 31
                  Quote: Jedi
                  What the hell is not joking - maybe we are still present at the collapse and pulling of the USA!

                  Vera is our guiding star, Max! wink
            2. +3
              16 November 2017 11: 25
              Hi, Max! With the rise! In the 90s, under the leadership of a drunken president, everything that was possible was ruined, plundered, sold for a cordon, and also what was not
              1. +4
                16 November 2017 11: 36
                Thank you Volodya! Pasha correctly advised:
                Quote: bouncyhunter
                Do not be sad and do not remember that which has irrevocably gone and will never happen again.

                But I do not lose hope that:
                Quote: Jedi
                What the hell is not joking - maybe we are still present at the collapse and pulling of the USA!

                wink drinks
                1. +3
                  16 November 2017 11: 43
                  And we sleep on the ruins of the Pentagon laughing
                  1. +4
                    16 November 2017 11: 48
                    But what about! This is a mandatory part of the demonstration. good
                    1. +4
                      16 November 2017 13: 24
                      Volodya, Max greet you friends hi
                      And we sleep on the ruins of the Pentagon

                      You are there, when you are going to break up the Pentagon, do not forget to call me. I am with you too. drinks
                      Max, my sincere congratulations to the Army General drinks good
                      1. +3
                        16 November 2017 13: 28
                        Sergey, hello! hi Well, where are we without you? wink Thank you for the congratulations! drinks
  9. +1
    16 November 2017 09: 33
    But to use their "cyber-military" to achieve a profitable US result (in response to Russian hackers) the State Department is weak, just have to watch or what?
    1. 0
      16 November 2017 14: 32
      Use. There are so many of them on the topic. To ignore!
  10. +5
    16 November 2017 09: 41
    Media receiving foreign funding may be recognized in Russia by foreign agents

    It remains the case for small ... not "can be recognized", but recognized !!!
  11. +2
    16 November 2017 09: 48
    "Exceptional" told - how do we act in case of adoption of the law ... Well, well!
  12. +1
    16 November 2017 09: 52
    Quote: Black
    .... and URGENTLY close the Yeltsin Center adder!

    I would live in Yekaterinburg, LONG TIME would burn this hotbed of "Western democracy" ................................... ..
    ..
  13. 0
    16 November 2017 09: 55
    They should have taken offense at us because we called a spade a spade. laughing
  14. +1
    16 November 2017 09: 55
    Quote: Black
    may finally calm down the tales of the liberals

    Nope, do not stop, the liberals even piss in the eyes ...
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  16. +4
    16 November 2017 10: 28
    It’s interesting, but the State Department will take care, all of a sudden, for infringement of rights, restriction of liberty, and finally for checking the mental health of such a prominent fighter against GDP and totalitarianism — a free artist ... at the same time setting fire to the red Faberge and setting fire to it !!!
    Squat sitting in a French jail and the little ones writes to their homeland !!! so soulful, compassionate ....
    Their own creature and other liberoid flora ... the geyrope is generally inappropriate to be silent !!!
    1. +4
      17 November 2017 05: 49
      Sits in the French jailer and the little ones write home

      Keep track of whom he writes and send to him, let them talk ... in the cell. wink
      1. +3
        17 November 2017 22: 56
        So the one who drove the little thing very thoroughly prudently ... shoved the little one into the press, like he’s not at work !!! These guys are informers and traitors in essence, one word liberaloid !!!
        1. +5
          17 November 2017 23: 03
          These guys are snitches and traitors at their core

          All at stake, only let the money be returned to the treasury. Particularly repentant - hard labor in mines for life.
          1. +3
            17 November 2017 23: 35
            In sight of all the small / impoverished husks ... with nothing to take.
  17. +2
    16 November 2017 10: 29
    The State Department made a hypocritical statement, but the actor from the State Department is useless. Why an actor, because in English hypocritical translates as hypocritical (i.e. acting), which reflects the essence of hypocrisy. I want to say what Stanislavsky said - I do not believe it. No need to go into details. It is enough that WHO is now in the United States, even if he has a sympathy for the Russian Federation and respects Putin, who dares to give an interview to RT, working for RT in the United States becomes unsafe because there are many parish locals who want to destroy these people. At the same time, these organisms (the State Department) are insolent to follow the procedure for adopting our law. It’s interesting how they will do it, climb onto the roof with a telescope, or watch our TV24 for days on end. They will hear a lot of different things about themselves. So what? Our guarantor seemed to have lost patience, as, among other things, he PERSONALLY called Zakharchenko, although for Poroshenko he was "not at home", he even complained to his curators.
    1. +2
      16 November 2017 12: 23
      Have you heard anything about this from our liberals? After all, they are for democracy and freedom of speech? Quiet in bewilderment, but soon they will receive instructions and you will hear the same version of the State Department in their execution: "US law does not violate anything, but the law adopted in the Russian Federation is an action against freedom of speech"
      1. +3
        16 November 2017 14: 45
        Haha, I guess the prophets are you guys!
        So it will be .. in short the filth will still begin!
        1. +1
          17 November 2017 14: 47
          Here's a confirmation from the Americans: "The State Department spokesman commented that Russia misinterprets the American law on registration of foreign agents (FARA). This act, according to the Americans, does not prevent the dissemination of information and is not used as a means of restricting political freedom, but it works solely to increase transparency, that is transparency.
          According to the official, “FARA does not impede the exercise of the right to freedom of speech, does not regulate the content of the disseminated information, and does not restrict the agent from lobbying or publishing information.”

          It’s just that the American partners decided to slightly change the rules, and now the increasingly annoying American establishment - and openly perceived by them as a threat (which, of course, flatters) - fell under the law of the Russian media.

          This is normal: the gentleman stopped winning according to the old rules, which means that the time has come to adjust them - in his favor, of course.
          1. +3
            17 November 2017 23: 03
            Gentlemen, they are such entertainers! A little that not at their request, immediately gloves and manners aside and let's play dirty!
            And before they boast of ... teak they have to take a word!

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“Non-profit organizations, unregistered public associations or individuals performing the functions of a foreign agent,” as well as media outlets performing the functions of a foreign agent: “Medusa”; "Voice of America"; "Realities"; "Present time"; "Radio Freedom"; Ponomarev; Savitskaya; Markelov; Kamalyagin; Apakhonchich; Makarevich; Dud; Gordon; Zhdanov; Medvedev; Fedorov; "Owl"; "Alliance of Doctors"; "RKK" "Levada Center"; "Memorial"; "Voice"; "Person and law"; "Rain"; "Mediazone"; "Deutsche Welle"; QMS "Caucasian Knot"; "Insider"; "New Newspaper"