Rossiya Segodnya (RIA Novosti)
Source Passport
RU-M-00005-6
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- Legal name
- Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие «Международное информационное агентство «Россия сегодня»» (ФГУП МИА «Россия сегодня»)
- Country
- Russia
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- 2013
- Editor-in-chief
- Margarita Simonyan (Editor-in-Chief); Dmitry Kiselyov (General Director)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Россия сегодня
- Rossiya Segodnya
- MIA Rossiya Segodnya
- Russia Today International News Agency
- РИА Новости
- Company registration number Pending check
- OGRN 5137746242937 (INN 7704853840)
- Registered address Pending check
- 4 Zubovsky Boulevard, Moscow 119021, Russia
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
5 sources
- Rossiyskaya Gazeta (official publication), Presidential Decree 'О некоторых мерах по повышению эффективности деятельности государственных СМИ' of 9 Dec 2013, read 2026-10-20 (creates the федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие "Международное информационное агентство "Россия сегодня"", Zubovsky Boulevard 4, bldgs 1-3, Moscow; purpose 'освещение за рубежом государственной политики Российской Федерации'; general director appointed and dismissed by the President; liquidates FSUE RIA Novosti and FBU 'Голос России', transferring their property and subsidiaries to the new agency)
- US Department of State, Public Notice 12656 (FR Doc. 2025-02897, filed 2025-02-20; determinations of 12 Sep 2024 under E.O. 14024), read 2026-10-20 (AUTONOMOUS NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION TV NOVOSTI a.k.a. RT: Borovaya Street D. 3 K. 1, Moscow 111020; established 06 Apr 2005; Tax ID 7704552473; Registration Number 1057746595367. FEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION AGENCY ROSSIYA SEGODNYA a.k.a. MIA ROSSIYA SEGODNYA, RUSSIA TODAY INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCY: 4 Zubovsky Boulevard, Moscow 119021; established 26 Dec 2013; Tax ID 7704853840; Registration Number 5137746242937)
- OpenSanctions (data from EGRUL/FNS and official sanctions lists), person 'Dmitry Kiselyov', read 2026-10-20 (directorship: Federal State Unitary Enterprise International Information Agency Rossiya Segodnya, ГЕНЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ДИРЕКТОР, from 2013-12-26, no end date)
- RT, 'Management' page, undated, read 2026-10-20 via mirror host 166.1.235.183.sslip.io (Margarita Simonyan, Editor-in-Chief of RT; launched RT in 2005; became editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya in 2013; 'RT is an autonomous non-profit organization')
- Black Sea News sanctions database, entry 386 'Russia Today (Rossiya Segodnya)', read 2026-10-20 (ФГУП «Международное информационное агентство «Россия сегодня»; registration data 5137746242937; INN 7704853840; 4 Zubovskiy Boulevard, bldgs 1-3, Moscow)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Российская Федерация (founder: Presidential Decree of 9 December 2013 creating a federal state unitary enterprise) Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Российская Федерация
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- РИА Новости (RIA Novosti)
- Sputnik
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Black Sea News sanctions database, entry 7631 'RIA Novosti', read 2026-10-20 (outlets Information Agency RIA Novosti IA № ФС 77-57647 and online publication RIA Novosti ЭЛ № ФС 77-57640; founder FSUE International News Agency 'Russia Today', registration ID 5137746242937; the outlet is not a legal entity)
- Sputnik, 'About Us' page, undated, read 2026-10-20 via mirror host 45.82.254.79.sslip.io (page URL points to sputnikglobe.com; 'The Sputnik brand was launched on November 10, 2014, by the Russian media group Rossiya Segodnya'; newswire in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi; HQ Moscow; copyright МИА "Россия сегодня"; feedback@sputniknews.com, media@sputniknews.com)
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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