Russia slapped US-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) with A fine of 20 million rubles ($325,000) for What Moscow claims to be ‘fake’ news coverage of that it invasion of Ukraine, Interfax news The agency reported Monday.
According to Interfax, Radio Liberty refused to delete the reports that included a toll of Civilian deaths and Russian service personnel As well as extremist statements about the Russians. Russia did not provide military Casualty numbers since March.
RFE/RL, which also runs a news websitewas given a large number of fines in He said recent months in March it was suspending its operations in Russia after declaring bankruptcy and pressure from the police against Its journalists ramped up.
Listening session on attractiveness against Bankruptcy judgment has been scheduled for Wednesday.
RFE/RL . said in March that he was targeted for . says truth And they plan to continue reporting on Russia from outside.
Since sending its armed forces to Ukraine in February, Russia passed legislation allowing prison terms of up to 15 years for journalists who Deliberately publishing different reports with Moscow campaign the account.
Moscow says that campaign he is “special military Operation, “Not a war or invasionwas necessary to thwart a Western attempt to use Ukraine threatens Russia and protects Russian speakers there from persecution.
Ukraine and its allies say these are baseless excuses for Conquest of the land, killing thousands, destroying and pushing cities more from 6 million people to flee abroad.
Moscow warned the United States on Monday news Organizations that can be stripped of Adopt them unless treatment of Russian journalists in The United States is improving, according to three sources with Knowledge of Subject.
Italia also Russian ambassador summoned to protest Russian criticism of Italian media coverage of dispute.
