“RIA Novosti ” was the news agency of which country?

A. Romania
B. Russia
C. Iran
D. Iraq

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has abolished the country’s state-owned news agency RIA Novosti in 2013.
In a surprise decree published on the Kremlin’s website, Mr Putin announced it would be replaced by a news agency called Russia Today. The new agency will be headed by journalist and keen Kremlin supporter Dmitry Kiselev. The state-owned Voice of Russia radio station has also been closed. The decree was effective immediately.