On February 11, the Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti published an op-ed criticizing Ukraine’s renaming of towns and other toponyms in accordance with the country’s law on de-communization.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Polygraph: Russian state media decries Ukraine for renaming its own cities
Tourists visit the Zaryadye Park, with St Basil's Cathedral (R) and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower (L) seen in the background, in downtown Moscow on Nov. 23, 2018.
