Kremlin Tells Media to Cut Back on Fawning Trump Coverage, Sources Say

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In January, Trump received more mentions in the media than Putin, relegating the Russian leader to the No. Russian officials, who had readily commented to local media on earlier news from Washington, suddenly became less talkative after the Crimea comment. Vladimir Putin?s administration justified the decision to curb coverage of Trump by saying that Russian viewers no longer find details of his transition to power interesting, according to one of the people. The Kremlin ordered state media to cut way back on their fawning coverage of President Donald Trump, reflecting a growing concern among senior Russian officials that the new U.S. administration will be less friendly than first thought, three people familiar with the matter said. 2 spot for the first time since he returned to the Kremlin in 2012 after four years as premier, according to Interfax data.