Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Maria ZakharovaMOSCOW, Feb 17The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on the words of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukrainian media should broadcast in Donbass, noting that at the same time TV channels are being closed in the country. Earlier, during a visit to the Donetsk region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the country should distribute broadcasting its own television in the Donbass. «How many television channels in Ukraine have ZePresident closed? The game is probably like that. Everything that is uncontrollable, let it work. As soon as the little hands reach out — the kaput of democracy,» Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. harassment, intimidation and even murder of journalists goes to dozens — Oles Buzina and Pavel Sheremet were killed, all Russian media were banned, Kirill Vyshinsky, who headed the RIA Novosti Ukraine portal, spent more than a year in custody, who was also accused of treason and support for the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass . Sanctions have been imposed for five years against the Ukrainian TV channels 112 Ukraine, NewsOne and ZIK, which are associated with Viktor Medvedchuk, chairman of the political council of the Ukrainian party Opposition Platform — For Life. Later, Strana.UA and Shariy.net publications fell under sanctions in Ukraine. In February 2022, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine decided to impose sanctions for five years against companies that own the Nash TV channel. operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup in Kiev in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is discussed, in particular, during the meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR they announced the shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine to the Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. from the borders of Ukraine
