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| type = website
| shortcut = WP:RIANOVOSTI
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| last = 2024
| domain1 = rian.ru
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== Summary ==
RIA Novosti was an official news agency of the Russian government. There is a broad consensus that it is a [[WP:BIASED|biased and opinionated]] source. It is generally considered usable for official government statements and positions. There is no consensus on whether it is reliable for other topics, though opinions generally lean towards unreliability. ''See also: {{pslink|Sputnik}}, which replaced the international edition of RIA Novosti.''
== Excerpt ==
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
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| RIA Novosti was an official news agency of the Russian government. There is a broad consensus that it is a [[WP:BIASED|biased and opinionated]] source. It is generally considered usable for official government statements and positions. There is no consensus on whether it is reliable for other topics, though opinions generally lean towards unreliability. ''See also: {{pslink|Sputnik}}, which replaced the international edition of RIA Novosti.''
| {{WP:RSPUSES|rian.ru|rian.com.ua}}
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