And published "At R" An official statement on its website referring to the closure order, in which it said: "After 5 years of hard work, the ruling authorities have reached their goal of closing "At R" France".
For her part, said the editor-in-chief "RT France"Ksenia Fedorova said that the TV channel will stop broadcasting after her accounts have been banned.
She added that the banning of the accounts came at the request of the General Directorate of the Treasury in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Follow up: "Our channel cannot continue to operate".
French media reported that Paris took this measure in implementation of sanctions European Union And not at the initiative of French state.
Russian promise
Later, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that it would take retaliatory measures against the French media operating on its territory after the Paris action.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that "ban accounts "RT France" It will lead to retaliatory measures against the French media in Russia".
She added that the Russian actions "It would be very remarkable if the French authorities did not stop intimidating Russian journalists".
Days after the outbreak Ukraine war In February 2022, the European Union announced the ban on broadcasting Russian channels from it " At R".
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And the Russian agency “Tass” reported, on Saturday, that the Russian “RT” network in France She will stop working, after her bank accounts are frozen.
RT published an official statement on its website referring to the closure order, in which it said: “After 5 years of hard work, the governing authorities have reached their goal of closing RT France.”
For her part, the editor-in-chief of RT France, Ksenia Fedorova, said that the TV channel will stop broadcasting after its accounts have been banned.
She added that the banning of the accounts came at the request of the General Directorate of the Treasury in the French Ministry of Economy and Finance.
And she continued, “Our channel cannot continue to operate.”
French media reported that Paris took this measure in implementation of sanctions European Union And not at the initiative of French state.
Russian promise
Later, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that it would take retaliatory measures against the French media operating on its territory after the Paris action.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that “banning RT France accounts will lead to retaliatory measures against French media in Russia.”
She added that the Russian measures “will be very remarkable if the French authorities do not stop intimidating Russian journalists.”
Days after the outbreak Ukraine war In February 2022, the European Union announced a ban on broadcasting Russian channels, including RT.
