Sputnik

Sputnik is owned and fully funded by the Russian government through Rossiya Segodnya and operates as a central part of the Kremlin's international media apparatus. It advances Russian foreign policy objectives — including skepticism of NATO, criticism of Western institutions, and promotion of anti-establishment narratives — under the guise of conventional international news coverage. Its coverage of the Trump administration has been broadly supportive, particularly where Trump's policies align with Russian interests such as reduced U.S. support for Ukraine and a warming of U.S.-Russia relations.