Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that his government will combine all state TV channels into one amid the Russian invasion. Zelensky said the move entails “combining all national TV channels, the program content of which consists mainly of information and/or information-analytical programs, [into] a single information platform of strategic communication” to be called “United News,” according to a press release issued on Sunday. The move was announced to fight against alleged “active dissemination of misinformation by” Russia and its “distortion of information … as well as justifying or denying the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine,” according to the release. It’s not clear if the order, which went into effect on March 19, will impact private Ukrainian TV channels. Earlier in the conflict, Russia shut down certain independent media outlets in Russia and also banned certain foreign broadcasters from operating there. Moscow also banned Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and several …
Zelensky Combines Ukraine TV Stations Into One Channel Over ‘Misinformation’
March 21, 2022
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