Russian president interview - part 3

Jun 25 - In the final part of the Reuters interview with President Dmitry Medvedev, he rejected accusations that only pro-Kremlin media are able to thrive in Russia.

In his first interview with Western media since taking office in May, Medvedev said that Russians had a variety of channels and sources, and that there have never been restrictions on the free flow of information.

SOUNDBITE (Russian) MEDVEDEV SAYING: " I believe we have a mature televion culture which shows life as it is lived in the Russian Federation, in all its great variety.

It shows all the political personalities who play a part in modern Russian political life, showing the problems and achievements, in this sense - I have said it before and I will say it again - our tv is completely mature and high quality. "

SOUNDBITE (Russian) MEDVEDEV SAYING: " Thank God we live in a free society where one can watch other channels, foreign channels, private channels, one can open a newspaper or go into the internet and download whatever you like. In this sense, the problem of restrictions on information doesn't exist in Russia today, didn't exist in the past and won't happen in the future I can assure you of that."