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Kremlin comments on forced resignation of ‘Kommersant’ journalists

1:57 pm, May 21, 2019

Source: Meduza

Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov commented on the <a href="https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/05/20/two-top-russian-journalists-are-forced-to-quit-and-an-entire-department-follows" target="_blank">forced resignation</a> of Ivan Safronov and Maxim Ivanov from the major Russian newspaper Kommersant. Peskov, who lauded Safronov, called the matter “an exclusively corporate question.” He said the Kremlin sees no reason for government involvement to examine potential violations of Russian media laws or intimidation of journalists. — Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov commented on the forced resignation of Ivan Safronov and Maxim Ivanov from the major Russian newspaper Kommersant. Peskov, who lauded Safronov, called the matter “an exclusively corporate question.” He said the Kremlin sees no reason for government involvement to examine potential violations of Russian media laws or intimidation of journalists.

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