俄羅斯威脅對美國媒體出臺嚴格限制

Russia’s justice ministry is threatening to pass severe restrictions against US media in an escalation of Moscow’s war of words with Washington over alleged interference in last year’s US election.

俄羅斯司法部威脅要出臺針對美國媒體的嚴格限制，俄美之間圍繞俄涉嫌干預去年美國大選一事爆發(fā)的口水戰(zhàn)出現(xiàn)升級。

Current Time, a Russian-language news channel that is part of the congressionally funded network Radio Free Europe, posted a letter on Monday from Russia’s justice ministry that said it would classify it as a foreign agent.

俄語新聞頻道Current Time周一發(fā)布了一封來自俄司法部的信件，信中稱它將被列為外國代理人。Current Time隸屬于自由歐洲電臺(Radio Free Europe)，后者是美國國會出資建立的。

The letter said that Russian law allowed it to pass measures against media from countries that restricted the work of Russian media.

這封信稱，俄法律允許俄司法部對來自限制俄媒體工作的國家的媒體出臺類似措施。

The justice ministry’s threat comes as the Kremlin considers a response to increased pressure in the US on Russia’s English-language propaganda networks, the TV channel RT and the news agency Sputnik.

在俄司法部發(fā)出威脅之際，俄政府正考慮就美國針對俄羅斯英語宣傳網(wǎng)絡(luò)RT電視臺及俄羅斯衛(wèi)星通訊社(Sputnik)施加更大壓力作出回應。

The FBI is pressing RT and Sputnik to register as foreign agents in the US, according to Margarita Simonyan, who edits both.

據(jù)同時出任RT電視臺及俄羅斯衛(wèi)星通訊社主編的瑪格麗塔•西蒙尼揚(Margarita Simonyan)稱，美國聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局(FBI)正敦促RT電視臺和俄羅斯衛(wèi)星通訊社在美登記為外國代理人。

Ms Simonyan said last week that RT’s US staff were leaving “en masse” because “people are scared, people are afraid” of US action and warned that the channel might have to shut its US operations. The Kremlin said that Russian media were subject to “unprecedented pressure” and vowed to respond.

西蒙尼揚上周表示，RT電視臺的美國員工正“成批”地離職，因為“人們(對美國的行動)感到恐慌和害怕”。她還警告稱，RT電視臺可能不得不關(guān)閉其美國業(yè)務(wù)。俄政府表示俄媒體正受到“空前的壓力”，它發(fā)誓要作出回應。

Calls for restrictions against RT and Sputnik have grown stronger since US intelligence agencies accused them of contributing to a Kremlin “influence campaign” aimed at boosting Donald Trump, now US president, against Hillary Clinton, his opponent.

要求限制RT電視臺和俄羅斯衛(wèi)星通訊社的呼聲加大，是因為美國情報機構(gòu)指責它們幫助俄政府發(fā)動旨在提振唐納德•特朗普(Donald Trump)相對于對手希拉里•克林頓(Hillary Clinton)的支持率的“影響力攻勢”。特朗普現(xiàn)在是美國總統(tǒng)。

RT and Sputnik, which have a sizeable contingent of US staff, claim they are simply amplifying voices ignored by US media.

RT電視臺和俄羅斯衛(wèi)星通訊社擁有相當數(shù)量的美國員工，它們聲稱，它們只是在放大被美國媒體忽視的聲音。