In July, the new editorial leadership at RBC -- brought in from the state news agency Tass -- gathered the staff and explained that journalists in Russia had to be careful to stay on the right side of “the double-yellow line” of what the Kremlin considers acceptable.
“Unfortunately, no one knows where the double-yellow line is,” the new editor said, according to a recording made by participants. “And unfortunately, in the current situation, it moves.” RBC declined to comment on the meeting.