TODAY: UN environmental concerns over Sochi; Medvedev moves to withdraw bill on press restrictions; Kremlin’s “stop-list” sees public figures airbrushed off of television; Kudrin in WTO talks with Saudi Arabia; Yuri Ushakov to take senior government post; scrap missile defense and win Russia’s support on Iran? A new summary report from the United National Environmental Program expresses concern that construction for the 2014 winter Olympic games in Sochi could have a devastating effect on the local environment, and has asked Russia to seek alternative sites. President Dmitry Medvedev has recommended the withdrawal of a bill, previously approved by parliament, that would allow courts to close media outlets for publishing libelous material. “Political humor in general has been exiled from TV”, according to this article, which focuses on the digital erasing of public figures from television shows by the Kremlin, who supposedly keep a “so-called stop list, a roster of political opponents and other critics of the government who have been barred from TV news and political talk shows”.