12 Feb 2015 13:18

Ukrainian rule on Russian journalists violates freedom of speech - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. Feb 12 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Nebenzya has described the Ukrainian parliament's decision to suspend the accreditation of journalists and technical staff of some Russian media outlets with Ukrainian government bodies as a violation of freedom of speech.

"We have already commented on it more than once. Certainly, it is a direct violation of freedom of speech," he told reporters on Thursday.