Looks like this is what triggered them. @thetimes on the role of Sputnik's parent company, which is to "secure the interests of the Russian Federation in the information sphere."
— Ben Nimmo (@benimmo) January 4, 2019
Sputnik claims that doesn't apply to them. Seriously.
H/t @macca808 https://t.co/p4ot7nKnIe