Ukrainian court orders suspension of Russian TV channels
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Ukrainian court orders suspension of Russian TV channels
In the latest escalation of the crisis in the country, the Kyiv District Administrative Court has ordered the suspension of the broadcasting of four Russian television channels in Ukraine.
The broadcast ban, described as “temporary” by government officials, affects First Channel, Worldwide Network, RTR Planeta, Rossiya 24 and NTV Mir.
The action was taken by the nation’s National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council as part of a lawsuit against one of the aforementioned companies.
Announcing the move, but declining to reveal which particular company the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council filed the lawsuit against, Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council’s Deputy Secretary Viktoria Siumar said: “The Kyiv District Administrative Court issued a decision according to which the broadcasting of Russian TV channels in Ukraine should be suspended during consideration of the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council’s lawsuit against the company that is the main broadcaster of these channels.”
Commenting on the suspension, Russian news station RT quoted Russian Foreign Ministry commissioner Konstantin Dolgov as saying the move “certainly can be considered only in terms of the an attack on democratic freedoms, and a violation of international obligations by Ukraine.”
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