MOSCOW, Apr 11The Kremlin condemns sanctions against journalists and media leaders, this is unacceptable and beyond understanding, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, told reporters. Earlier it was reported that the European Union expanded the list of sanctions against individuals from the Russian Federation. The sanctions list included Alexey Pimanov, president of the Krasnaya Zvezda media holding, Igor Korotchenko, member of the Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Defense, Vladimir Sungorkin, general director of Komsomolskaya Pravda, Oleg Dobrodeev, general director of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Pavel Gusev, general director of the editorial office of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, and others.
12:35 Latvian Foreign Minister called on the EU to impose sanctions against Russian TV channels»We have repeatedly said, especially since these are not our first media leaders, you know that your colleagues have been under sanctions for some time. As such, we consider sanctions unacceptable and illegal , and we consider the introduction of any restrictions on journalists, representatives and heads of the media to be absolutely unacceptable, we strongly condemn this. This is beyond any understanding,» Peskov said, commenting on the new sanctions. He also expressed confidence that the sanctions will not affect the work of the media.» Still, it is probably unlikely that sanctions can somehow affect the objective editorial line that our media occupy. No one has the slightest doubt that our media will continue to work actively and tell the truth about what is happening everywhere in the world, and in our country,» Peskov said. There is no need to talk about the isolation of Russia, the Federation Council said. Commenting on the fact that Komsomolskaya Pravda was on the sanctions list because Putin called it his favorite newspaper, Peskov noted that this should be flattering for the publication. «As for explaining why Komsomolskaya Pravda «in sanctions, then you can only be congratulated on such international recognition. I think it sounds flattering for you, and for all of us,» Peskov said.
