RIA Novosti controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Exterminatory headline concerning Ukraine
RIA Novosti published a headline using language that called for no one in Ukraine to remain alive. The headline was reported as an example of the agency's extreme wartime rhetoric.
2022
Premature victory article on the invasion of Ukraine
RIA Novosti briefly published an article prepared in anticipation of a Russian victory. It declared that Russia had won the war and that Ukraine had returned to Russia, prompting widespread criticism after the article was removed and copies circulated elsewhere.
2022
Article advocating coercive treatment of Ukraine
An April 2022 RIA Novosti article discussing what Russia should do with Ukraine was condemned by commentators who interpreted its proposed policies and language as expressing genocidal intent.