INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow has threatened to strip the accreditations of United States journalists in Russia in response to the treatment of Russian reporters
threatened tit-for-tat difficulties with visas, media accreditation and bank accounts for United States reporters and also complained of
alleged harassment by United States intelligence agencies of Russian journalists in the United States Russian state media reported that
representatives from The Wall Street Journal, CNN, the Associated Press, NPR and the United States -based Arabic-language broadcaster
blocked Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik since Moscow began its military operation in Ukraine on Feb
of independent Russian and foreign media since the invasion in an effort to closely control the narrative of the invasion.Authorities
several independent news outlets to suspend activities for fear of prosecution.AFP contributed reporting.
