from Azerbaycan 24:

The Russian president insisted that US news outlets often distort reality Russian President Vladimir Putin © Pavel Bednyakov; RIA Novosti

Russian President Vladimir Putin has encouraged reporters to read the American media less. The remark came during a press conference in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek in response to a question about reports that the Russian Kant air base in Kyrgyzstan had been abandoned due to the conflict in Ukraine.