Foreign travel ban Russian media in Ukraine kindle intolerance
Taboo Kiev to enter the Russian correspondents include incitement of intolerance towards dissenters in Ukraine, and Moscow expects the OSCE and the Council of Europe's fundamental evaluation of the actions of the Kyiv authorities, informs the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
" Concerned about statements from officials of Ukraine, designed in the spirit of intolerance to the activities of the mass media, which are an alternative to the official point of view on what is happening in this country. The taboo on entry to Ukraine Russian correspondents already tens of cases. Incubating plans for a full ban on Russian TV channels in Ukraine ", - reported in the explanatory notes of the Department of information and press of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with the statements SBU about bans on the entry of the Russian correspondents to Ukraine.
As stated in the foreign Ministry, the Ukrainian authorities continue to whip up the atmosphere of fear, " identifying and preventing the spread of evil in government publications, the rhetoric around this theme extremely dangerous." It promotes intolerance towards dissenters, which contradicts taken by Ukraine international obligations in the field of human rights ", - stated in the message.
Moscow expects from a " competent specialized human rights institutions and organizations, such as OSCE and the Council of Europe, will be assessed and developed systematic violations of correspondents in Ukraine ".