Moscow: Following the start of the Russian special military operations in Ukraine, the European Union moved to ban major Russian news outlets from broadcasting in Russian and several other languages in the European region. The ban, which also affected the social media pages of websites and news outlets, was imposed in response to allegations of spreading fake news.
The Kremlin has dismissed the EU court's decision to dismiss RT France's appeal against the EU's broadcast ban as "negative", with spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressing concern and regret . Peskov said that Russia would not ignore the decision.
Peskov said that by banning Russian broadcasters, Europe "tramples on the ideals" that it is attempting to impose through force around the world.
RT France's appeal to revoke the suspension of the broadcaster's license in the European Union was previously rejected by the Grand Chamber of the European General Court.
The court held that the EU's decision to infringe on freedom of expression in the case of RT France was justified. The court held that the EU's decision to infringe on freedom of expression in the case of RT France was justified. The ruling said that if certain legal criteria are met, the European Council could suspend the broadcast of RT France.
When the European Union decided to ban the broadcaster throughout Europe, the court ruled that these legal requirements were met. Following the court's decision, RT France announced that it also intended to appeal.
After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, RT, Sputnik, and many Russian TV channels broadcast internationally were barred from entering the European Union. Their TV broadcasts were halted, their websites blocked, and major social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram were forced to limit access to the outlet's pages from EU territory .
The European Council justified restrictive measures that limited Europeans' access to alternative news sources, claiming that Russian media were spreading false information, particularly about special operations in Ukraine. In response to the infringement of Russian media rights, Moscow barred several European broadcasters, including the BBC and Deutsche Welle, from operating in Russia.
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