Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails the Dutch media regulator’s decision to issue Russian exile TV channel Dozhd (TV Rain) with a licence to broadcast throughout the European Union from the Netherlands. RSF also hopes this will improve the chances of the Latvian judicial system accepting to review Dozhd’s appeal of the Baltic state’s recent decision to rescind its licence to broadcast from Riga.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Latvia’s media regulator not to withdraw the licence of the Latvia-based Russian TV channel TV Dozhd (TV Rain) – one of the few sources of independent Russian-language reporting by Russian journalists – after it committed several violations of Latvian legislation.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss hinted a possible exit route for Russia might be considered if President Vladimir Putin fully withdraws his troops from Ukraine and pledges “not to launch new aggressions.”