A source for the Cheka-OGPU and http://Rucriminal.info reported that, ahead of the Direct Line with Vladimir Putin, scheduled for Friday, December 19, media outlets and government press services were issued a ban on negative coverage. The standard procedure for suppressing information noise over the past decade was reinforced this year by the "national theme."
Thus, in addition to requests to present positive and as neutral (in fact) news as possible, editors-in-chief and representatives were instructed by the Presidential Administration to increase their attention to national issues and to avoid rocking the boat under any circumstances. Furthermore, publications, releases, and statements that portray citizens of strategic partner countries in a negative light were banned. China topped the list.
