The U.S. State Department formally expressed concern to the Russian Federation about the security of its ambassador to Moscow, Michael A. McFaul, who has complained that wherever he goes in Moscow he is finding hostile-minded state TV crews. McFaul suggested that journalists have gained access to his schedule by hacking his e-mail or his phones. “This is against the Geneva Convention, if you are going to receive my information from my telephone or from my BlackBerry,” Mr. McFaul said to the reporters. McFaul, who arrived in January, received harsh treatment from Russian television starting on his second day of work, when a prime-time commentator announced that he had been sent to foment revolution. NTV, which is owned by the state-controlled energy giant Gazprom, has broadcast a series of films asserting that Washington has orchestrated antigovernment demonstrations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/31/world/europe/russia-ambassador-michael-mcfaul-ntv-hacking.html
http://www.ntv.ru/video/novosti/301326/ (video)
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