The building of the residence of the President of Moldova in Chisinau. File photoCHISINAU, June 19 Moldovan President Maia Sandu signed a law banning news programs from Russia, Liliana Vitu, head of the Council on Television and Radio, said on the air of the Rezoomat online project on the Rlive Internet channel. She noted that next Friday, June 24, the law will be published in the Official Gazette, after which it will come into force. 
Sandu spoke about Moldova's limited contacts with Russia licenses for seven years. We observe an abundance of disinformation, as a rule, during the pre-election period,» Vitsu said. According to her, the situation in Ukraine is forcing Chisinau to take tough measures. analytical programs and military films from Russia. A similar ban aimed at combating «foreign propaganda» was already adopted in 2017, but in December 2020 it was canceled at the initiative of the Socialist Party. Now in Moldova, political or military news and programs from countries that have not ratified the Convention on Transfrontier Television (in including from Russia), are prohibited by the decision of the Commission for Emergency Situations.
