I think you mean that the US banned Russian media companies that are controlled by the Kremlin. If there is something that we in the west would call a "free pr

I think you mean that the US banned Russian media companies that are controlled by the Kremlin. If there is something that we in the west would call a "free press" in Russia then those would not be banned. That's my take anyway. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/politics/us-russia-sanctions-media-companies-consulting-services/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/08/politics/us-russia-sanctions-...