01.10.2020, Moscow.
What is going on in Ukraine is building of police state, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova on October 1 during a briefing.
This is how she commented on the statement of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Aleksey Danilov that Ukrainians will be registered in the lists of the law enforcement agencies for using social network “Vkontakte”. Zakharova said that the Foreign Ministry was “shocked” by these words.
“The situation reminds us of the worst practices of totalitarian regimes, which the Ukrainian government is so loudly shouting about. We are talking about ignoring international human rights standards, in particular the free flow of information and free access to it,” Zakharova said.
She also noted that there were hopes in the diplomatic office that the Russian social network blocked in Ukraine under former President Poroshenko would be unblocked under the new President Vladimir Zelensky, whom Zakharova called “a contemporary person with advanced knowledge in the field of social networks.”
She also noted that the diplomatic office had hoped that the Russian social network blocked in Ukraine under former President Poroshenko would be unblocked under the new President Vladimir Zelensky, whom Zakharova called “a contemporary person with advanced knowledge in the field of social networks.”
Zakharova called what is happening a violation of international principles and said that Russia is calling on “international agencies, institutions, western patrons of Kiev” to assess the actions of the Ukrainian authorities.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky extended the blockage of Russian social networks in Ukraine for three years.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
