of the position. the government definitely understands it. the kremlin is actually smarter. when you follow the policy of the kremlin, it is usually smarter than we give credit to. they are right now making consistent attempts to take under control the social media on the internet with the foreign ownership structure. they repeatedly demanded to provide -- asked to provide access to the russian security service. there is a great book called red wept by russian analysts. it discusses the weights and persecution of the internet. in general, we know that most of the internet communication, that happens in russia and russian service, is backed and sent to the intelligence. our hope is that the size of this information is so huge that it is just impossible for any government to process it. they received this information, doubled or tripled it is quite unclear what kind of ministry you should have. .ministry should be able to process all of that information. recently, we also face a new hackers attack against the position. just last week, myself, was one of the victims of the fishing e-mai

include media censorship, impact of social media and kremlin's influence over news coverage. we'll show you as much as we can until the hearing on nuclear policy gets under way now scheduled for 2:30 p.m. eastern. >> thank you very much, everyone, for joining us today. can you hear me in the back? thank you everyone for joining us today. i'm paul saunders, the executive director of the center for national interest. we appreciate everyone being with us for this discussion of the wshz state and the russian media. now, the u.s./russia relationship has deteriorated very sharply over the last two years, and particularly over the last several months with a variety of causes and precipitating events. in that context, there has been increasing attention certainly in the united states and in other western countries to the russian media. both in the role of russian media outside russia in what i think many in the west at this point would call russian propaganda, but also in the role of the russian media inside the countri country and its role in shaping public opinion, mobilizing political suppor

russia's president is supporting. >> reporter: no one in today's kremlin-sponsored rally celebrating russian unity can vote in the u.s. election, of course, but if they could, they'd pick their candidate. >> trump. >> trump. >> reporter: for the past few months, russians have been fed the kremlin's message through mass media, and that is: "hillary clinton is bad, donald elections are in a shambles, and american democracy itself is broken." on state tv's most-watched news program, the anchor called the election "america's biggest scandal," and featured rudolph giuliani with tales of vote rigging. >> state television is direct extension of the kremlin. >> reporter: mihkail fishman is the editor in chief of the "moscow times." what does the kremlin want to put in russians' heads? the world. it doesn't work. >> reporter: because democracy threatens president vladimir putin. just look at the anti-putin demonstrations demanding democracy in 2011 after vote rigging allegations in russia's parliamentary elections. and when then-secretary of state hillary clinton said she had serious concerns

the past few weeks, really increasing between the white house and the kremlin. the white house pointing the finger at the kremlin and putin saying you have meddled in this election. >> extraordinary the extent to which russia has become a campaign issue in this presidential race over hacking and various issues, as well, the links with donald trump and russia allegedly. the kremlin officially, position is they don't have any skin in the game. for the the american people to decide. if you watch state media controlled by the kremlin you get a message that there is one candidate they prefer over the other and it is quite clearly donald trump and they see him as somebody who shairs a russian world view on various issues, nato for instance, syria and support for assad there. and the kremlin-controlled media has taken a one-sided approach to covering this u.s. election. of course that is ordinary people, as well. their favorite candidate, as a result of that, is donald trump. >> we will watch the reaction there, as well after the votes are tallied here. matthew chance, live in moscow,

couple years, so the kremlin and of course, russian citizens have a big interest in which candidate wins the white house and sets foreign policy. ? ? >> reporter: a kremlin-backed rally to celebrate russian unity day, drew huge crowds in moscow. asked the marchers which u.s. candidate would be better for their country and they're almost unanimous. >> trump. >> trump. >> translator: i'm for trump because he's for russia. >> we are patriots said another. and her friend adds, yes, we are for trump. russian state media have pumped out the kremlin lane. that clinton is bad. trump is a straight shooter. and any way the u.s. election is fixed. on russia's most watched news program, rudolph giuliani is featured with tales of vote rigging. and then the anchor compares what he calls, ancient u.s. voting technology with soviet era vending machines. >> state television is direct extension of the kremlin. >> reporter: the editor and chief of the moscow times. what does the kremlin want to put in russian's heads? >> there is no real democracy in the were. it doesn't work. >> reporter: because dem

american people brought the whole world. >> reporter: at the kremlin, president putin said trump's victory was a chance to repair relation wgz america. can the it's not our fault they're in such poor shape," he said "but russia is ready to restore them." that's music to the ears of russian citizens like these who came out to wave the flag in a national unity march last week. they want an end to the tough u.s.-led economic sanctions imposed on russia after putin annexed crimea in 2014. music to the ears of putin who wants more respect from the white house was trump's personal praise of him. >> i'm going to say great things about him. i've already said he is really very much of a leader. >> reporter: the kremlin took an opportunity last weekend to parade some world war ii military hardware. this is what putin yearns to reclaim-- an era when russia was a major player and wasn't subject to u.s. pressure or u.s. lectures on democracy. the kremlin hopes a new era like that is dawning now, scott, with a trump administration so tied up in trying to manage a deeply divided america, that it has neit

correspondent has been finding out how closely it is tied to the kremlin's foreign-policy, especially its support of pro-russian rebels in ukraine. >> moscow has a new champion, with sword and cross in hand, keeping watch over the russian capital. he said it should serve as a reminder for russians to rally together to stave off threats from abroad. >> today our duty is to oppose modern challenges and threats, relying on our spiritual legacy to move forward. experts say the latest example of promilitary nationalism that has become the hallmark of russian political discourse thanks to coverage of the war in syria. viewers rarely see the atrocity allegedly carried out by charlotte sought and instead they are treated to patriotic footage of military prowess. >> is anti-western propping -- propaganda. it is creating fear a major war could break out and it is unifying people. >> it is not unifying everyone behind the kremlin. away from the official celebrations and under heavy guard, far right protesters and liberal groups have come together to demand the russian government resi

happens when politics turns ugly over accusations of a kremlin connection. >>> saying good-bye to a trail blazing journalist of the highest quality, "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone, i'm >> i'm frances rivera. today democrats are carrying out a coordinated attack on trump's appointments. meanwhile, republicans warn to ease concerns over ban none's past. >> that's not the steve ban none that i know and i spend a lot of time with him and here's a guy who is a harvard business school, london school economic, ten year advising admirals. f decent, very good, extremely smart man and a loyal patriotic american and sometimes in politics you get labelled a certain way or another way, but i think people will find in him a real asset to the country. >> despite democrat's efforts to bash ban none, president obama in his first press conference since the election is refusing to attack trump for the hiring me to comment on every appointment the president-elect is making t. people have spoken. donald trump will be the next president the 45th president of the united states a

ugly over accusations of a kremlin correction. trail blazing journalist of the highest quality. >>> good morning, everyone. >> great being with you. this morning the fury continues to grow over flekt trump's choice of steve bannon, a national media mogul as his senior strategist. democrats are carrying out a coordinated attack on his appointment. republicans work to ease concerns over bannon's past. >> that's not the steve bannon that i know and i've spent a lot of time with him and here is a guy who is a harvard business school, london school of economics, ten year naval officer advising admirals. >> i find him to be a very, very decent, very good, extremely smart man and a very loyal, patriotic american and sometimes in politics you get labeled a certain way or another way, but i think people are going to find in him a real asset to the country. >> despite democrats efforts to bash bannon president obama in his first press conference since the election is reduce to go attack trump for the hiring decision. >> it would not be appropriate for me to comment on every appointment t

you. reaction to the election is coming in from around the world. the kremlin celebrating with putin sending donald trump congratulations. >> we are in moscow with the latest. >> this is a pro trump watch center here, these are the people that soldiered through the night and watching the results coming in. big cheers coming up. many are just waking up to the the russians, and the question is who does president putin want to see in the white house, that is more complicated. there is a lot of ap rehenges. what is clear that putin tried to cease on the anger and the that the victory for donald trump is a victory for president putin. >> overnight statement by the kremlin, putin is saying he hopes to restore the relations between the u.s. and russia and addressing international issues. "good morning america" has more coverage on the election results at 7:00 a.m. >> wisconsin senate rate got national >> senator ron johnson defeating the russ feingold for the second time. the polls had them separated by one point. when the voters showed up it wasn't that close. here is what johnson ha

those are the objectives of the kremlin and i think that it's always important to bear in mind. the foreign policy the kremlin is now advancing is also a reaction to the fact that kremlin no longer deliver on the economic deal that he made with the people when he came to power first in 2000. he's now switch forces to the nationalist force. is going to make the russian people feel good about being part of the federation based on making russia great again. and that means that what it is essential if this isn't 19 such a perspective on russia's role in europe in particular, europe and central asia so with regard to his periphery, that clashes drug with what our perspective is with regard to russia's role in the international system. because the kremlin sees that the countries in particular around its periphery did not have a full sovereignty, that have limited sovereignty, that the government has right to exercise control over those territories indirectly or directly but primarily indirectly politically, economically but also with force. from our perspective we believe that sovereign s

an american interest and to stop a power in the power in the kremlin from upsending this world. we do that, that simple statement liking that will remove most of the power of moscow's massive disinformation campaign because if american leaders and european leaders are saying what plain evidence tells us every day that what is going on in ukraine is not separatists fighting against key effective, it's not a civil war, it's a hybrid war led, financed staffed and equipped from moscow. suddenly news papers will begin to report this straight and with that, once we acknowledge that, we can develop the policies relatively modest within our means which we'll be able to stop that and secure the basis of global stability and prosperity. and one more point, watching a relatively weak west respond to clear aggression only encourages the longer term danger to the united states which is an economic little powerful and growing power militarily china who has been pursuing some of its own revisionist ames in the south and east china seas. >> that's a good summary. still all for quite different poli

million of criminals. >>> and trump and putin speak by phone. the kremlin says the russian leader congratulated trump by phone. the russians also report the two men discuss the need to work together and struggle against international terrorism and mutually agreed relations which is unsatisfactory. >> mutual respect. early volleys into diplomacy. >>> after tearing into president obama on the campaign trail, president obama has a message for the harshest critics. that is next on "early start." introdg protein shots from 5-hour energy. protein shots from 5-hour energy are smooth and tasty, and still deliver 21 grams of protein with 100 calories. they're great for workouts, no matter how you work out... whether you're going for reps... or laps... or distance. you gotta try it... period. protein shots from 5-hour energy. great taste. 100 calories. 21 grams of protein. whmy doctor.houldn't hamy dentist.veryday? definitely my wife. wait, i know what i want. make sparkling water at home. and drink 43% more water every day. sodastream. love your water. that's a good thing, eligible for med

russia, and specifically, vladimir putin in the kremlin. they have a bit of a leak in their own sort of data, and there is a lot of tension right now within the kremlin. tell us about the story. kremlin, it's kremlinesque, there are a lot of people with diverting interests and they are fighting each other, etc. this opposition leader who is posting high-level gossip on his website, which points to access excess and- mismanagement, etc. is perceived that one party got favoritism over another. -- it's things like carol: the show dogs. on planes, flying paid for by companies. just incredible access -- excedss. oliver: this is the candidate that may be coming up against putin. planes, paid for by companies. for mayor of moscow did not succeed. this is riling up a lot of accusations of mismanagement of money, etc. and yes, there is a dog angle. carol: we don't normally hear about the private dealing with the kremlin. in features as well, you have a russia, checking out firmics berm -- cryonics that is doing great things. ellen: there were lots of stories about freezing bodies with the hop

economy section about russia, and specifically, vladimir putin and the kremlin. i think this is fascinating because they got a bit of a leak in their own sort of data, and there is a lot of tension right now within the kremlin. tell us about the story. ellen: so, in the kremlin -- it's kremlinesque, in that there are a lot of people with associations of putin with diverting interests and they are fighting each other, etc. and there is an opposition leader who is posting all kinds of what you might call high-level gossip on his website, which points to excess and mismanagement, etc. and some of it is associated and perceived that one party got favoritism over another. but it's things like -- carol: the show dogs. ellen: i mean, show dogs. dogs flying on planes, paid for by companies. just incredible excess. oliver: this is the opposition candidate that might be coming up against clinton pretty soon here. -- might be coming up against putin pretty soon here. ellen: he ran for mayor of moscow some years ago and did not succeed. this is riling up a lot of accusations of mismanagemen

the whole world. >> at the kremlin, president putin said trump's victory was a chance to re america. it is not our fault they'ren such poor shape, he said. but russia is ready to restore them. ? that's music to the ears of russian citizens like these who came out to wave the flag in a national unity march last week. they want an end to the tough u.s.-led economic sanctions imposed on russia after putin annexed crimea in 2014. music to the ears of put spin, who wants more respect from the white house, was trump's >> i am going to say great things about him. i have already said, he is really very much of a leader. >> the kremlin took an opportunity last weekend to parade some world war ii military hardware. this is what putin yearns to reclaim. an era when russia was a major player, and wasn't subject to u.s. pressure or u.s. lectures on democracy. the kremlin hopes a new era like with a trump administration so tied up intrigue to manage deeply divided america, that it has neither time nor energy to try and manage russia too. >>> elizabeth palmer beneath the clock tower for us tonight

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couple of years, so the kremlin and, of course, russian citizens, have a big interest in which candidate wins the white house and sets foreign policy. ? >> reporter: a kremlin-backed day drew huge crowds in scow. asked which presidential candidate is best for their country they are unanimous. i'm for trump this woman tells meese baugh he's for russia. -- me because he is for russia. we are patriots and we are for trump. no surprise. for months russian-state media have pumped out the kremlin line that clinton is bad and trump is a the u.s. election is fixed. on russia's most watched news program, rudolph giuliani is featured with tales of vote rigging and then the anchor compares what he calls ancient u.s. voting technology with soviet era vending machines. >> state television is direct extension of the kremlin. >> reporter: fishman is the editor in chief of the moscow times. what does the kremlin want to the wod. it doesn't work. >> reporter: because democracy threatens president vladimir putin. just look at the anti--putin demonstrations demanding democracy in 2011. then when