Switzerland Joins EU Sanctions Against Russian Media
Switzerland's Federal Department of Economic Affairs has taken steps to ensure that the country joins the European Union's restrictions on eight Russian media outlets.
The Gaze reports on this with reference to a statement by the Swiss government.
As noted, the department amended Annexes 8 and 25 of the Decree on measures related to the situation in Ukraine.
‘Eight organisations have been added to Annex 25, and the existing entries for 158 individuals and organisations in Annex 8 have been updated,’ the statement said.
The new restrictions will come into force on Wednesday, 23 April.
On 24 February, the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU approved the 16th package of sanctions against Russia.
At that time, the EU decided to suspend the broadcasting licences of eight Russian media outlets in the EU: EADaily/Eurasia Daily, Fondsk, Lenta, NewsFront, RuBaltic, SouthFront, Strategic Culture Foundation, Krasnaya Zvezda/TVZvezda.
As The Gaze reported earlier, in February, the Swiss Federal Council approved additional restrictive measures against Russia as part of the 15th EU sanctions package adopted last December, the Swiss government reports.