Dmitry Konstantinovich Kiselyov (, born April 26, 1954 in
Moscow) is a Russian journalist and pro-
Vladimir Putin pundit. In December 2013 he was appointed by Russian President
Vladimir Putin to head the new official Russian government-owned international news agency
Rossiya Segodnya, a 2,300-person organization made up largely of the former
RIA Novosti news agency and the shortwave radio station
Voice of Russia. He also serves as deputy director of Russian state TV holding company
VGTRK.