MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian opposition lawmaker said he did not submit a bill that apparently bore his signature and which proposed fines and jail terms for anti-Russian "propaganda" in relation to the crisis in Ukraine.
Some journalists say President Vladimir Putin has been tightening his control over independent news outlets by putting Kremlin-backed editors in charge. The Kremlin, however, denies there is any campaign to silence critical media.
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