Russia closes the office of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation “CBC” in Moscow, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounces the decision.
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Russia cancels accreditation of CBC journalists
Russia has announced that it has closed the CBC/Radio Canada office in Moscow and revoked the accreditation and visas of the Canadian broadcaster’s journalists.
The Russian authorities explained that the decision to close the office of the Canadian Media Corporation came in response to A decision made by Ottawa in mid-MarchIt banned broadcasting of channels belonging to the Russian state media group RT in Canada.
During her weekly press conference, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the Canadian government of “following an openly anti-Russian (political) path,” saying that “CBC has become a propaganda megaphone” once morest Russia.
Zakharova denounced Ottawa’s support for Kiev, before and following the start of the military operation.
After this decision, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Moscow’s decision, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to prevent the Canadian media from reporting the reality of what is happening in Russia.
“By his decision to expel Canadian media from Moscow, Putin is trying to prevent them from reporting the facts, which is unacceptable,” Trudeau said in a tweet.
“Journalists must be able to work safely, without censorship, intimidation or interference in their affairs,” he added.
Putin’s decision to expel Canadian media from Moscow is an attempt to silence them from reporting the facts, and it is unacceptable. Journalists must be able to work safely – free from censorship, intimidation, and interference. That is something Canada will always stand up for.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 18, 2022
This is the first time that Moscow has banned a Western media outlet since the start of the military operation in Ukraine on February 24.
At the beginning of this month, Trudeau’s office announced, following his visit to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, that Canada would impose… New penalties It targets 40 Russian individuals, including 19 people working in the defense sector.
Before that, Russia banned entry About 600 Canadians Among them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his deputy, Chrystia Freeland, returned to its territory, “in response to hostile actions” by the Canadian government towards Moscow, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
