Russia correspondent: "Of course I will describe it as war"

In the program, the correspondent said that he will call the war "a military special operation".

Describing the war in Russia in any other way is a crime that can result in up to 15 years in prison.

After questions were raised, Sundström clarified his statement.

- Of course I will describe what is happening in Ukraine as a war, says Bert Sundström, SVT's Russia correspondent.

Something else is not possible, says Bert Sundström in Aktuellt.

Applies to the Russian language

According to the new Russian media laws, the war in Ukraine will be called a "special military operation", but the legislation applies to media that are published in Russia and in the Russian language.

SVT's Foreign Minister Pia Bernhardson comments on the statement.

- Of course, we must follow the situation for the media in Russia very closely in the future.

Our assessment for our own part is that we can operate there as usual, with the difference, of course, that it has become increasingly difficult for people to speak freely about the situation in Russia and express criticism of the Kremlin.