EU Commission wants to sanction Russian propaganda media

Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU Commission now intends to sanction the Russian propaganda media RT (formerly Russia Today) and Sputnik and its subsidiaries, which are aimed at a European audience. These “will no longer be able to spread their lies to justify Putin’s war,” according to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “We are developing tools to ban their toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe,” von der Leyen added.

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