MOSCOW – Russia's media regulator has cautioned against broadcasting and publishing an interview between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of Moscow-based independent journalists in which he discusses the ongoing conflict.
The 90-minute interview on Sunday was Zelensky's first with Russian journalists since Moscow's assault of Kiev on February 24. He spoke to the journalists in Russian, including novelist Mikhail Zygar and Tikhon Dzyadko, the editor-in-chief of TV Rain, which was just shut down.
Roskomnadzor, Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media, released a statement on Sunday warning Russian news outlets from rebroadcasting or sharing the interview. "Roskomnadzor has issued a warning to Russian media not to broadcast this interview."
"An inquiry has been begun into the media outlets that took part in the interview to establish the degree of responsibility and to take appropriate action," Ukrayinska Pravda reported, quoting the statement. "Russia needs to know the truth," Zelensky stated in the interview. "Russian journalists from the YouTube channel 'Zygar,' the TV channel 'Rain,' the online 'Medusa,' and the newspapers 'Kommersant' and 'Novaya Gazeta' received replies to all queries." "Clearly and on the shelves," report said.
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