TASS quoted Roskomnadzor as saying that the two U.S. websites had published inaccurate material and information that had discredited the Russian armed forces.
“This action by Russia’s authorities is unsurprising and accompanies existing bans on many other websites,” a State Department spokesperson said in an email.
Representatives for the FBI, CIA and Roskomnadzor did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Criminal offence
Russia has made it a criminal offence to discredit its armed forces, a crime punishable by up to five years in jail, while knowingly distributing “false information” about the military carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.
Since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February last year, Roskomnadzor has blocked a host of independent media outlets, some foreign news websites and social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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