Global Legal Monitor Russian Federation: Restrictions on Media with Foreign Funding Imposed (May 14, 2021) On April 30, 2021, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin signed into law recently adopted amendments to the Code of Administrative Violations. The amendments impose fines for distribution in mass media of materials produced by an entity recognized and registered as a foreign agent in Russia if such publications do not bear a special sign designating the publisher as a “foreign agent.” The restrictions apply to publications and messages distributed online or through social netwo...