"The chairman of the United Russia party, Dmitry Medvedev, during a telephone conversation with the head of the political council of the Opposition Platform - For Life" party, Viktor Medvedchuk, expressed support for the efforts being made by the Ukrainian party to prevent the introduction of censorship on NEWSONE, 112 Ukraine and ZIK TV channels. , - said in the message of the press service of "United Russia".
During the conversation, it was also noted that the actions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to block opposition media "have nothing to do with the European values declared by the Ukrainian authorities", which include freedom of speech.
Earlier, Zelensky announced his decision to impose sanctions on the TV channels 112 Ukraine, NEWSONE and ZIK.
In turn, the TV channels blocked in Ukraine appealed to the EU, PACE and OSCE.
The UN assessed the relevant decision of Zelensky, noting that they are concerned that this will affect freedom of expression in Ukraine.