In Europe, they reminded that the IFJ executive committee cannot exclude Russia from the organization

“The IFJ Executive Committee has the ability to suspend (but not expel) a federation member after an appropriate investigation.

As far as I know, such an investigation is still ongoing, ”he told RIA Novosti.

Earlier, Reuters reported that the International Federation of Journalists allegedly initiated exclusion from its membership of the Russian Union of Journalists.

The head of the Union of Journalists of Russia (UJR), Vladimir Solovyov, denied this information, noting that there were no official statements about the exclusion of the organization.