Sputnik international news agency and radio logo. File photoBRUSSELS, Jun 18Belgian media reported on Saturday about an investigation at the level of the regional Ministry of Education over the use of a reference to an article by the Russian news agency Sputnik, which was sanctioned by the EU in early March, in a school French exam. The French-language article that was used in the exam is dated On January 28, 2018, Sputnik was not yet under EU sanctions. It is not about politics, but about problems that may arise in the future with the use of autonomous cars. However, a Twitter user drew the attention of the Minister of Education of the Francophone Community of Belgium — the Federation of Wallonia-Brussels Caroline Désir. the state television channel RTBF was told that they would investigate the incident.» Reference to the Russian propaganda organ in the exam is an unacceptable mistake. As soon as the minister learned about the incident, she instructed her administration to investigate the reason for this choice, and also take all necessary measures to prevent such a repeated in the future,” the ministry said. At the same time, they explained that the choice of examination materials always remains with the teachers, the government does not interfere in this process. disinformation and information manipulation tion». Their sites are currently inaccessible to users in EU countries. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier that Moscow did not expect the West to impose sanctions on journalists, athletes, and cultural figures. The head of the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation, Valery Fadeev, sent an appeal to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, and called on her to take measures to comply with the norms relating to freedom of the press, due to the harassment of Russian-language publications.
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