The Russian Foreign Ministry announced retaliatory measures against the European Union's restrictions on Russian media, specifically targeting German publications such as Spiegel, Die Zeit, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Russia's response includes banning 80 European media outlets following the EU's decision to ban four Russian state-controlled media outlets. The EU's foreign policy service labeled Russia's actions as 'unjustified censorship,' while defending its own bans as a 'fight against disinformation.' EU's Borrell stated that this decision further restricts access to free and independent information and expands the already severe media censorship in Russia. The US commented that Russia fears the 'truth' in response to the EU media ban.
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
NEW: Russia fears ‘truth,’ US says after EU media ban https://t.co/hTXJcZN9Kc
🇷🇺 RUSSIA BANS 80 EUROPEAN MEDIA OUTLETS The ban, hinting at Russia's philosophy of retaliation, comes days after the EU ruled to ban 4 Russian 'state-controlled' media outlets. Are we about to see an era of intercontinental media blackouts that further deepen the trench of… https://t.co/12ZZuxiCli
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ANNOUNCES RETALIATORY MEASURES ON EU RESTRICTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN MEDIA RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: RUSSIAN MEASURES APPLY TO GERMAN SPIEGEL, DIE ZEIT, FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG