Russia threatens retaliation over blocking of state media Telegram channels across EU

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Adding to this restrictive framework, a new law enacted in September 2024 requires internet providers to install technology allowing state filtering of internet traffic.
50% : Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that users attempting to access the Telegram channels of Russian state broadcasters, including RIA Novosti, Izvestia, and RT, are being notified of limited access in the EU.
36% : The war prompted the EU to impose massive and unprecedented sanctions against Russia, including restrictions on state media outlets accused of spreading propaganda.
36% : This action came after the EU banned four Russian state media outlets in May 2024.
35% : Russia Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova threatened Sunday to implement retaliatory measures against European media outlets after Russian state media Telegram channels became inaccessible across the EU.
33% : This latest dispute over media access follows a pattern of escalating restrictions between Russia and the EU since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
28% : The EU accused the outlets Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti, Izvestia, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta of disseminating propaganda about the war in Ukraine.

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