Russian diplomat criticizes Western media for slanted coverage of events in Ukraine
BRUSSELS. Feb 19 (Interfax) - Russian ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov has described as biased Western media coverage of the current situation in Ukraine.
Even serious and respectable Western media "feel a compulsion for one-sided coverage of the developments in Ukraine which is regrettable," he said to reporters on Wednesday.
"The way developments in Ukraine are covered by different media outlets, including TV channels, sometimes creates the impression that two different countries are in question," he said.
"I hope that the European Union and its member-countries have other sources of information as well," the diplomat said.
Chizhov added that eight out of the current 28 European commissioners have a fairly good command of Russian. "I don't think they have problems with objective information. Neither does the EU delegation to Kyiv," he said.