Well, yes, its a bad journalism.

Its a MoD work - to have military plans for all the possible outcomes. I'm 100% sure Russia have a plan to invade Baltic countries. But it also have a plan to stop NATO invasion from Baltic countries. Its normal and its just a part of their duty. 
I'm sure USA MoD have plans for war with Mexico and Canada. Bacause its their job to have plans for this situations. 

Another fresh example. Several days ago it was an article in Russia that Major of Saint Petersburg made a paper that the city is to have a supply of food for one month for all 6 million of its people. Newspapers start raging thats its a 'preparing to war and so on'. 
Until somebody read the actual paper. Which is continuing of previous one. Etc, etc, and this food reserve is on place at least from Soviet times. And its a NORMAL thing to have food reserve in a big city. 

But media've taken that 'news' out of context and tryed to make 'preparing to war' conclusions. 

Regarding so called censorship in the Internet - its hard for me to say what you mean. We had two big cases of so called 'censorship' lately. 

One was on the copiright issues - they 'closed access' to the biggest russian torrent site, rutracker.org 
That site is important for me cause I'm uploading my music there for free distribution. In the end - I still don't have any problems accessing it. And for those who have - its enough to put 'turbo mode' in browser on to avoid it. Its hardly a 'censorship'.

Another one was with closing access to different porno sites. Thats normal, porno distribution is illegal in Russia. But I'm sure those who want it - can get an access easily.

Thats a foolish remark. Putin's ratings are high. People in Russia really love him. So no, only in your wet dreams man.

To the OP. Bad journalism again ((
NTV is not exactly 'government owned channel'. Russian media situation is a bit compilcated. Our biggest opposition channels are mostly financed by government too. 
For example 'Echo of Moscow' - the most famous opposition radio/tv in Russia with a lot of dirt over country and Putin, is owned by Gazprom Media. And Gazprom Media owned by Gasprom. And Gazprom mostly owned by government.

Its strange for me - that people who hate our country are allowed to do it with our country's money - but thats how it is. 

If I'm not mistaken (which is quite possible here) NTV channel is owned by Gazprom too. It WAS oposition channel 15-12 years ago. Now its mostly a bullshit channel.

But again - I'm not an expert - cause I watch TV two times per year.
31st of December at 23:55 i'm hearing words of President congratulating our country with a New Year. Thats a Russian tradition. We staying with a glass of champaigne, listening to our president, then we have a New Year moment and we hear and singing (those who want it) our hymn.
And 9th of May I watch a military parade on a Red Square - which is mostly fantastic. Thats a tradition in my family too.

At other times - TVs in my flat are just a big screens for movies/series and games.

Nuclear war is inevitable. It will happen at some point, if it's not Putin or Trump, it will be someone else. We only can hope that we don't live long enough to witness it. But after 30 years on this planet, I'm fully convinced that humankind is just too fuckin' stupid to ever let war go for good. History keeps repeting itself, people just don't learn and hold onto religion and other crazy shit until this very day. Humanity has failed, Game Over, try again.

One can only hope there is or will be some alien lifeform without the major flaws of humans. Otherwise, the universe is fucked! =P

Hmm, what do you make of this Wikipedia page? 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Russia

Are you saying the sanctions against Russia have been ineffectual and/or the wrong way to answer their annexation of Crimea and their involvement in what was going on in Ukraine?  What does Trump actually propose?  A brief search turned up nothing concrete, just saying that he would be better.

P.S.  Remember that there is a difference between diplomacy between actual nations and dealing with popular movements and insurgencies.  The current point of discussion is the former, not the latter.  Iran was brought to the table under the Obama administration, but I guess Trump supporters would call that a strike against Clinton.  That situation also involved pressuring a nation into coming to heel through the use of sanctions. 

It maybe some cases there, but its nothing interesting for average joe. Two biggest censorships ive described above. Strangely, but its not in your Wiki. Oh, Rutracker is in there. As I wrote - no real problems accessing it.

Yeah, information about drugs using is closed here and there. And yes, cannabis is a prohibited drug in Russia.

So, the hypothetical "attack" wouldn't even really do much?  Interesting.  In that case, I guess Putin doesn't have anything to fear unless there is some really juicy stuff about him they have ready to leak. 

If CIA had something with substance on Putin, NYT would be shouting about it at least 2 years non-stop. So I assume they have nothing real.

I see the situation as following:

1. Hillary was too 'free speaking' in her emails.
2. Emails got leaked by some group. Likely connected to White House.
3. Hillary uses it to attack Trump and get attention OUT from real things which were said in the emails.
4. Best way to create buzz from nothing is 'Russian threat'. Relations with Russia are very bad and likely can't be worse. And we understand that thats a good card to be played on the elections. In any case whoever to be next President this words after election will mean nothing, and we'll come back to real business.
5. But to show that Hillarys emails leaked by Russians is bad too and can lead to unsecure thoughts. So Russia have to be punished for what it haven't done.
6. Then CIA says that they preparing th attack which will show Putin its place. Closer to elections they'll say that they've punished evil Putin enough, and USA people will be happy, cause good is on top and evil got its punishment. When in real life nothing happened aside from too long tongue of some old lady.

Btw, did you saw a part of CNN interview with Russian foreign minister, mr Lavrov, regarding 'too much pussies in the USA president campaign'? ))))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV53GoMGHM4

Then what about America giving weapons to rebels in another countries problems or sellling them I don't know. USA also sells war for its own propaganda and both are wrong Just accept that the west and Russia is wrong and then you can talk to me about what Russia does

yeah that Russia email hack is a load of balony and hilary and trump both are psychopaths no more or less dangerous than putin