RT Loses Court Fight Over EU Ban Following Ukraine Invasion
- EU Court says inclusion of RT on sanctions list was justified
- Kremlin threatens retaliation against ‘western media’
The EU banned RT in March, accusing it of spreading “propaganda.”
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RT, the Kremlin-backed broadcaster, lost its bid to overturn a European Union ban following the invasion of Ukraine, prompting the Kremlin to threaten retaliation against “western media.”
The EU General Court, the bloc’s second-highest court, dismissed the appeal in a ruling on Wednesday.