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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, June 30 /Xinhua/ – Russia, in response to the European Union’s restrictions on Russian publications and information channels, is restricting access from the territory of the Russian Federation to the web resources of 15 European media outlets, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
“As a response to the latest restrictions by the European Union against eight Russian publications and information channels /Eurasia Daily, Fondsk, Lenta, News Front, Rubaltic, South Front, the Strategic Culture Foundation, and the Federal State Budgetary Institution RIC Krasnaya Zvezda/, adopted within the framework of the so-called 16th sanctions ‘package’ approved by the EU Council in February of this year, the Russian side has decided to introduce counter restrictions on access from the territory of the Russian Federation to the web resources of fifteen media outlets of the bloc’s member states that participate in the dissemination of false information,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
As noted on Smolenskaya Square, official Brussels and the capitals of EU member states have been repeatedly warned that bans and unjustified restrictions directed against Russian media, as well as other forms of politically motivated repression, will not go unanswered by the Russian side. Responsibility for such developments lies entirely with the European Union and the bloc’s member states that supported the unlawful decisions.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also noted that “if restrictions on domestic publications and information channels are lifted, the Russian side will also reconsider its decision regarding European media.”
On February 24, the EU Council approved the 16th package of sanctions against Russia. The restrictive measures affected 48 individuals and 35 legal entities. The restrictions included a ban on broadcasting of a number of Russian media outlets, an expansion of the list of vessels in the Russian Federation’s “shadow fleet”, disconnection of 13 Russian banks from the SWIFT interbank system, an update to the list of goods prohibited for export to Russia, and sanctions against Russian ports and airports. –0–