Moscow urges intl response to Ukraine's ban on Russian movies
MOSCOW. Feb 10 (Interfax) - A ban on Russian movies imposed by the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada is at odds with the Ukrainian constitution, and the international community should publicly offer an opinion on this initiative, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"Opposition parties, media holdings and the public are opposed to this initiative, which disagrees with the Ukrainian constitution and European democratic values to which Kyiv is constantly referring. Alas, there has been no response of international organizations, among them the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, as of yet," the ministry said in a commentary posted on its website on Tuesday.
"We are asking the international community and specialized organizations to publicly offer an opinion on the latest initiative of the Kyiv authorities, which are trying to deprive the population of their country the right to unhampered access to information," the Russian Foreign Ministry stated.
