Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the headquarters of the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency in Moscow, Russia, on June 8, 2016. (Photo: Xinhua/SPUTNIK) |
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Sunday that if the US creates conditions under which Russian journalists face a physical threat, then retaliatory measures will follow. Zakharova added that US authorities are also targeting Russia's state news agency Tass and other Russian newspapers and journalists in addition to the RT.