Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have signed a decree to create a joint state media company for Russia and Belarus, reports RIA Novosti.
Maksut Shadaev, the head of Russia’s Digital Development Ministry, said that the media holding would incorporate existing outlets: two newspapers, a magazine, and a television channel, all of which will follow a “unified, coordinated policy.”
At the same time, Shadaev also noted the possibility of “creating a media holding from scratch.”
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