CNN to stop broadcasting in Russia after new law

A flag of Ukraine hangs from a storefront window in the Brighton Beach neighborhood, as donations for people suffering from Russia's invasion of Ukraine are being made, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

(Reuters) - CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia, the news channel said on Friday after the introduction of a new law there that could jail anyone intentionally spreading "fake" news.

Russian officials have said that false information has been spread by Russia's enemies such as the United States and its Western European allies in an attempt to sow discord among the Russian people.