The European Union has criticized Russia's decision to ban broadcasting of 81 Western media outlets, labeling it as 'unjustified censorship.' This move was condemned by Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, who stated that the ban further restricts access to free and independent information and expands media censorship in Russia. Hungary, however, blocked a joint EU statement denouncing the ban, leading Borrell to issue a statement independently. Meanwhile, the United States has expressed deep concern over Hungary's new sovereignty act, which targets civil society and independent media organizations. The recently established Sovereignty Protection Office in Hungary has launched investigations into anti-corruption watchdogs, drawing criticism from the US for being anti-democratic.
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The US said it was “deeply concerned” by new probes Hungary launched into an investigative journalism outlet as well as a graft watchdog https://t.co/xmduXfk5MJ
United States "deeply concerned" by Hungary's probe into anti-corruption watchdogs https://t.co/IcbEoeiHHN https://t.co/ZSvLFwxcU0
🔵 UNITED STATES "DEEPLY CONCERNED" BY HUNGARY'S PROBE INTO ANTI-CORRUPTION WATCHDOGS The United States criticised Hungary's new sovereignty law as being anti-democratic after the Sovereignty Protection Office launched an investigation into two anti-corruption watchdogs. Full…
The United States on June 27 denounced Hungary's implementation of a new sovereignty act and actions by the recently established Sovereignty Protection Office to target civil society and independent media organizations. https://t.co/c20qW4VFSy
We are concerned by the Hungarian government’s implementation of the “Defense of National Sovereignty Act,” including the draconian actions by the recently established “Sovereignty Protection Office” to target the operations of civil society and independent media organizations.
The European Union considers Russia's response to the ban on Western media broadcasts "unjustified censorship", while it considers its own bans on Russian media "a fight against disinformation" , according to a statement from the EU's foreign policy service https://t.co/4W01qQpebc
The EU considered the Russian response to ban broadcasting of Western media as “unjustified censorship” At the same time, they considers its own bans on Russian media to be “the fight against disinformation.” These people used to act with impunity, two can play this game.
EU'S BORRELL: THIS DECISION FURTHER RESTRICTS ACCESS TO FREE AND INDEPENDENT INFORMATION AND EXPANDS THE ALREADY SEVERE MEDIA CENSORSHIP IN RUSSIA
Hungary has blocked a joint EU statement denouncing Russia for its ban on 81 media outlets. Due to the lack of unanimity, HR/VP Josep Borrell has sent a statement on his own, calling the ban "totally unfounded." https://t.co/IZJxk81W3z