ISD (Institute for Strategic Dialogue)<\/a>, these banned media outlets are still widely accessible in the EU. They circumvent sanctions through mirror sites and alternative addresses… and the inaction of European institutions gives them free rein.<\/p>\nThe facts:<\/p>\n
\u2022 26 sanctioned entities \u2192 58 different domains still active.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Some countries, such as Slovakia and Poland, allow almost all sites to pass.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Even in the most vigilant countries, the blocking remains incomplete.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Accounts on X continue to massively relay their links to French- and German-speaking audiences.<\/p>\n
While Ukraine continues to suffer daily Russian bombings of civilian infrastructure, and civilians are killed every day, the Russian propaganda machine continues to infiltrate our societies.<\/p>\n
Every day, these media outlets participate in Moscow’s hybrid war against our democracies, undermining truth, solidarity, and collective security.<\/p>\n
We demand:<\/p>\n
\u2022 A single, exhaustive, and continuously updated European list of all sanctioned domains and subdomains.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A clear and controlled obligation for access providers to block this content.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sanctions against operators who allow the Kremlin’s war propaganda to circulate.<\/p>\n
Letting RT and Sputnik spread their lies means allowing Putin to strike Mariupol, Buch\u00e1, and Izium again, this time not with bombs, but by infiltrating our minds.<\/p>\n
There can be no half measures against war propaganda. Let’s block it. Let’s defend Ukraine. Let’s defend the truth. Let’s defend our democracies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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