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arian states.° While Putin called the pact 'immoral" during a 2009 visit to Poland, he defended the agreement during a joint press conference with Angela Merkel in 2015, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He did so in a fashion typical of current Russian propa- ganda methods. He accused the West of try

sHikraine/merkel.listens.aszputin.defends.ussrs.ciart-with.nazi.ap any-388241.html. Tulin Defends Ribbon- trop-Molotov Pact in Press Conference with Merkel; Moscow Times, May 11, 2015, fands.ribbentrop.mnIntny.nart.incresc.rnnfwranra.with-markal.46441 8. Li nas Linkevidius, 'Putin Has Defended the Nazi

rthright commentary. Near the end of 2016, Congress passed legislation that placed the country's government-supported interna- tional media outlets—Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), and their sister services focused on Asia and other regions—under more direct presidential contro

he AP (1/5, Grieshaber) reports the German government "said Tuesday it is extending the country's lockdown by three weeks until Jan. 31." Chancellor Angela Merkel "said it was 'absolutely necessary' to maintain restrictions, particularly in light of a more infectious variant of the virus that emerged in Engla

rticularly in light of a more infectious variant of the virus that emerged in England." Following a videoconference with Germany's state governors, Merkel said, "We must reach a point where we can once again follow the chains of infection." The AP adds that Merkel "said that restrictions on social cont

gency, the Director of National Intelligence and other federal officials." OPERATION LEGEND Operation LeGend Resulted In More Than 6,000 Arrests. Voice of America (1/5, Farivar, 85K) reports, "Before he stepped down last month, Attorney General William Barr touted" the results of Operation LeGend, an anti-viol

to the Times, "The law, which Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet passed last week, is a response to a di

oon after the president signs the bill into law, which could be as early as Thursday afternoon." According to the Times, "The law, which Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet passed last week, is a response to a disjointed virus response by state governments, which previously had the ultimate say in carrying out r

s." Reuters (4/22), Axios (4/22, Knutson, 1.26M), Vox (4/22, 1.88M), The Hill (4/22, 5.69M), Roll Call (4/22, 130K), and the CNN (4/22, 89.21M) and Voice of America (4/22, 85K) websites also report, while ABC World News TonightVi (4/22, story 5, 3:05, Muir, 6.07M) aired a feature on how climate change is impact