MOSCOW (Reuters) - Owners of a Russian radio station that often criticises the government replaced its CEO on Tuesday, drawing accusations from its chief editor that they were bending to pressure from the Kremlin.
Critics including former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov said the removal of Yuri Fedutinov from the helm of Ekho Moskvy was part of a campaign by the Kremlin to bring independent Russian media under its thumb.
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