Journalists from countries Russia calls “hostile” not accredited for ongoing St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Russia will take into account the “behavior” of Western media and their attitude towards Russian journalists abroad when deciding whether to give accreditation to their journalists for major meetings held in Russia, state news agency TASS reported today. citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Journalists from countries Russia calls “hostile” were not accredited for the ongoing St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Asked whether Moscow would allow Western journalists to cover forums in Russia in the future, Peskov said: “Let’s see what the regime will be, how they (foreign media) will behave.”
Peskov added that the issue of accreditation will also depend on how Russian journalists are treated in “enemy” countries. Moscow uses this label for countries that have imposed sanctions because of what Moscow calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.
“Everything will depend on the attitude towards our journalists in foreign — hostile — countries,” the Kremlin spokesman said, according to TASS.
“It will no longer be business as usual. We will be ready to receive them (Western journalists), but we will not tolerate such treatment for our journalists abroad,” he said.
Source :Skai
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