The European Union has added the Arab language subsidiaries of RT (Russia Today) and Sputnik to the list of sanctioned Russian media services.
It has done so “because they are Russian state-owned and/or under the Kremlin’s influence and they disseminate disinformation and war propaganda of the sanctioned regime, aiding Russia’s war efforts”.
Broadband TV News notes that the ban is part of the 10th package of sanctions agreed by the EU against Russia following the latter’s invasion of Ukraine.
As previously reported by Broadband TV News, earlier this month RT’s Arabic channel ceased to be broadcast by the Hotbird 13C, Eutelsat 7B West and Eutelsat 8C West satellites to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
