Poland banned the broadcasting of four Russian TV channels – RBC
TV channels will stop broadcasting: Russia Today, RT Documentary, RTR-Planeta, Union TV, Russia 24. The Polish authorities associated this with ensuring the security and defense of the country.
In Poland “in connection with the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine” reported State Council of Radiophony and Television (KRRiT).
“Taking into account the issues of Poland’s security and defense capability, KRRiT decided to exclude the following programs from the “Register of TV channels distributed exclusively on the global network and programs distributed”: Russia Today, RT Documentary, RTR-Planeta, Soyuz TV, Russia 24, ”says in a statement. in council.
Earlier, the National Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP) banned the rebroadcasting of the Russian TV channels Rossiya and Rossiya 24 for five and four years, respectively, from 24 February. Also, the country banned the rebroadcasting of the international version of the TV Center TV channel, which will stop broadcasting for three years. The authorities explained this decision as a “threat to national security” of Latvia.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a special operation in the Donbass. In the opinion, Russia is taking such a step so that its population adheres to “genocide”, and it was assumed that the Ukrainian territories would hand over their weapons in order to return to their families without hindrance.