The statement was published on the organization's website.
"Ribeiro's comment followed the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions against a number of individuals and legal entities, which led to the blocking of access to a number of news resources, including Strana, Vedomosti and Moskovsky Komsomolets," message.
Ribeiro noted that “although Ukraine has a legal right to protect its national security, the authorities must find a balanced and proportional solution to address media-related problems, a solution that preserves media pluralism, free flow of information and diversity of opinion in accordance with relevant international standards. and OSCE Commitments ”.
On August 21, the Ukrainian newspaper STRANA.ua announced the blocking of the portal after the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) on sanctions against it.