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RT: British sanctions on Russian state media are a gratuitous shot at press freedom

Russia’s state-funded television network RT said today that British sanctions against Russian state-run media outlets were a “blow to the freedom of the media”, pointing to officials who considered any news from Russia to be false.

Britain today announced sanctions against 14 other Russian entities and individuals, including state-run media outlets behind RT and Russia’s Sputnik news agency and some of their top executives, saying the sanctions target those who promote “fake news” and narratives “of President Vladimir Putin.

“By doing so, the UK government is launching a concerted effort to free media freedom in Britain,” Anna Belkina, RT’s deputy editor-in-chief, told Reuters.

SOURCE: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

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