Ukraine will check compliance with the ban on broadcast channels from Russia

The Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine informed on Tuesday that the police will conduct raids in educational institutions, hospitals and hotels for identifying broadcast prohibited in the country of Russian channels.

at the end of July, the Ukrainian court ruled on the suit of the national Council conclusion on the stop broadcast on the square of Ukraine Russian channel RTR-Planeta ", " NTV-Mir ", " Russia 24 " and " TV Center-International (ÒVÑ). As specified in the court decision, the content of TV programs As if it does not correspond with Ukrainian and European legislation and for this reason cannot be broadcast in Ukraine.

" Territorial subdivisions of the Ministry of internal Affairs will monitor the broadcast of forbidden Russian TV channels in the inner cable networks in public buildings of all forms of ownership, educational institutions, hospitals, hotels, rest houses with the requirement to disable the broadcasting of such Russian channels As illegal, according to the report.

first Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Geraschenko said that the Ukrainian authorities have the ability to lock and Russian Internet resources, which, in their vision, engage in propaganda, as well as sites belonging to the militia of Donbass.

The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called off Russian TV channel attack on freedom of the media, and the General Director of " First channel " Konstantin Ernst tried to persuade the Ukrainian government to reverse the decision, " contrary to the norms of international law and the interests of its clients.


sections: Politics