Russia won't renew ABC credentials.(ABC News Inc.)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, August, 2005

The Russian government has notified ABC News that it will not be renewing its credentials. The Foreign Ministry informed ABC of its decision at close of business Moscow time Aug. 2. The move was prompted by ABC's airing of an interview with Chechen rebel Shamil Basayev, responsible for last year's horrific Beslan school massacre, the Moscow theater takeover in 2002 and other acts of terrorism.

The Russian government has put a $10 million bounty on his head. Nightline aired the interview on July 28, after buying it from a freelancer who approached the company. Anchor Ted Koppel warned viewers that it would be "among the most controversial in the 25-year history of Nightline."

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