The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs has taken steps to ensure that the country joins the European Union’s restrictions on eight Russian media outlets. The Swiss government published a statement on Tuesday, April 22.
As noted, the department amended Annexes 8 and 25 of the Decree on measures related to the situation in Ukraine.
“Eight organizations have been added to Annex 25, and the existing entries for 158 individuals and organizations in Annex 8 have been updated,” the statement said.
The new restrictions will take effect on Wednesday, April 23.
On February 24, the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU approved the 16th package of sanctions against Russia.
At that time, the EU decided to suspend the broadcasting licenses of eight Russian media outlets in the EU: EADaily/Eurasia Daily, Fondsk, Lenta, NewsFront, RuBaltic, SouthFront, Strategic Culture Foundation, and Krasnaya Zvezda/TVZvezda.
In our research on Swiss media outlets in 2024, we identified news websites that quote Russian state media and spread claims that support Kremlin propaganda in Europe. Find out more in our analysis.
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