Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Ukraine bans Euronews

While EU leaders discuss how to counter Russian propaganda, a pro-Moscow Ukrainian oligarch bought the Ukrainian service of Euronews, and Kyiv decided torevoke its broadcasting license.

Euronews is a private media venture that has received substantial EU funding over the years.

A press release quoted by the website TeleKritika quotes the Deputy General Director of the National Telecompany of Ukraine who speaks of “legal problems” surrounding the Ukrainian service of Euronews .... http://www.euractiv.com