Just look at all the shenanigans around MH-17, the barrage of lies and disinformation about Crimea and now the unprecedented scandal in world athletics.
Russia is a gangster state run by a kleptocracy. Vastly worse than the old Soviet Union. We can never, ever, believe a single word they say or trust them one millimeter.
This applies to the Russian state and all its organs. It also applies to the Russian press, which is just an extension of the state used for distributing propaganda.