The French arm of the Russian state-owned RT TV community introduced on Saturday (21 January) that it will be shutting down following European Union sanctions.
The European Union declared that it will banning Russia Immediately in February 2012, simply after Russia invaded Ukraine. This was on the grounds that Russia Immediately had unfold disinformation about conflict. France appealed towards the ban, however RT (Russia Immediately).
RT France’s head Xenia Fedorova tweeted that French authorities had cited a ninth EU bundle with sanctions, which was agreed final December.
She acknowledged that the funds of RT France had been frozen on the request by the Treasury normal directorate… the channel can not proceed its actions.”
The Court docket of Justice of the European Union rejected a RT France bid to grant a short lived reprieve.
RT France additionally acknowledged that 133 jobs had been in danger. It referred to as itself “a breath-of-fresh air” for its balanced protection of the conflict.
It accused French authorities of censorship, and acknowledged that RT France was by no means condemned or sanctioned.
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