Russia launches investigation into BBC as dispute with Britain escalates
MOSCOW: Russia’s media regulator said on Friday it had launched an investigation into the activities of British public broadcaster the BBC, a move it described as a response to pressure being put on a Russian TV channel in Britain.
Roskomnadzor, the regulator, said in a statement it was looking into the activities of the BBC World News channel and BBC internet sites to see if they complied with Russian law.
It said its checks were in response to a decision by British media regulator Ofcom, which on Thursday said that…