Claim 257

Gusinsky and Kiselyov characterized the takeover as a Kremlin-directed campaign against independent television.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Gusinsky and Kiselyov characterized the takeover as a Kremlin-directed campaign against independent television.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Owners call it Kremlin-directed
About: incident 2001-russia-gazprom-takeover-ntv
Source: Gazprom completes NTV takeover
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2001-04-14

Quotation from the source

have characterized Gazprom-Media's takeover as a Kremlin-directed campaign to rein in Russia's only remaining independent national TV station