China News Service, April 9. According to Agence France-Presse, on the 9th local time, the YouTube account of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) was blocked.
On the other hand, Russian officials blamed YouTube for blocking Duma’s account.
The report pointed out that Russian State Duma Chairman Vorokin said that Washington was violating "Russian rights", while Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said that "YouTube has decided its own destiny."
Previously, the United States had added more than 300 members of the Russian State Duma to the sanctions list.