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| Twitter decision on RT & Sputnik aggressive step, retaliation to follow – Russian Foreign Ministry | Twitter decision on RT & Sputnik aggressive step, retaliation to follow – Russian Foreign Ministry |
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| The move by social media company Twitter to ban two Russian news outlets from placing advertisements on the site is a "blatant violation" of international norms, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said, adding that retaliation measures are unavoidable. | The move by social media company Twitter to ban two Russian news outlets from placing advertisements on the site is a "blatant violation" of international norms, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said, adding that retaliation measures are unavoidable. |
| "We consider this a yet another aggressive step aiming to block the activity of Russian channel RT," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement to the channel. She added that the ministry considers the move a "result of pressure from some of the US establishment and security services." | |
| "Retaliatory measures will naturally follow," the official added. | |
| Zakharova said the step was an "unprecedented attack" which prevents the Russian media from doing their job. She added the step was a "blatant violation" of both international norms and US laws providing freedom of speech. | |
| The fact that privately-owned corporations are now involved demonstrates that "US power brokers" are after the media, the spokeswoman said. |