Russia Surprised by US Reluctance to Condemn Kiev Sanctions on Journalists

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Moscow is surprised by Washington's reluctance to condemn Ukraine's new sanctions lists, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) — Last week, Poroshenko signed off on the most recent version of the Ukrainian sanction list, which includes over 40 journalists and bloggers from Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Israel and Latvia.

Then, the sanctions against six European reporters were lifted, while others still remain in the list.

"Usually, our partners are very willing to criticize other countries' leadership at the slightest suspicion of infringement upon the freedom of speech and media. It is very strange that they have not, unfortunately, voiced any criticism against Kiev in the context of the recent decision by [Ukrainian] authorities to adopt a sanctions list that includes dozens of Russian, foreign journalists," ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (C) shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande during their meeting in Kiev, February 5, 2015. - Sputnik International
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A number of international organizations, including Reporters Without Borders, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Committee to Protect Journalists and others, condemned the inclusion of journalists in the blacklist, as it infringes on freedom of speech.

All of the journalists who have been affected by the sanctions, which stipulates year-long entry bans and assets freezes, have been critical of the Ukrainian authorities in their coverage of events in Ukraine.

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