
Moldova’s parliament on Thursday passed a law banning the broadcasting of Russian news programs in the country.
According to the law on “information security”, “broadcasting on radio and television of news, military, political and analytical programs by countries that have not ratified the European Convention on Transfrontier Television” is prohibited, writes Euronews, reports Klankosova.tv.
Also, 50 percent of foreign programs broadcast on television must come from the European Union, the United States or the signatories of this European convention.
In concrete terms, Moldovan television channels will only be able to broadcast Russian movies, series, music programs or entertainment programs.
Russian authorities have been highly critical of Moldova, a country with a Romanian-speaking majority but a large Russian-speaking minority, especially since it has strongly supported Kiev since the start of the war.
The government has accepted war refugees, applied for EU membership, and been promised a significant increase in military aid from the West.