Legislation enabling Russian authorities to block websites and hand out punishment for “fake news” and material deemed insulting to the state or the public is headed to President Vladimir Putin’s desk for his signature.
RFE/RL: Russian bills banning ‘fake news,’ insults head to Putin for signature
Russia's acting Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin attend a session of the State Duma in Moscow on May 8, 2018.
