Lavrov: All Russian mass media banned in Ukraine
Russia does not take any retaliatory measures against Ukrainian journalists in retaliation for the persecution of Russian mass media in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday, reports TASS.
"All Russian mass media have been closed down and outlawed in Ukraine. Journalists are being expelled and not allowed to enter the country," he said.
"We take no retaliatory measures towards the Ukrainian media. The Ukrainian media covers Russian affairs in a very harsh way. Their journalists make rather aggressive statements when we arrange news conferences to which they are invited. But we do not bar anyone from communication or from Foreign Ministry accreditation."
At the same time Lavrov acknowledged that Moscow had been forced to classify some US mass media outlets as foreign agents as soon as the RT and Sputnik were declared as such in the United States.
"But this does not restrict their [US media outlets’] operation in Russia," he added.