Foreign Minister: Estonia has not received from Kiev explanations on the "black list" of the media
Nikolai Dashkevich. Estonia until not received an explanation from Kiev on the issue of adding 2 Estonian correspondents in the Sanctions list of Ukraine, said on the last working Day of the week, the press Secretary of the foreign Ministry of Estonia Mariann Sudakov.
residence of the Ambassador of Estonia in Kiev appealed on Thursday to the authorities of Ukraine with the request to explain on what basis the Estonian correspondent of the Russian-language weekly " day by Day ", a part of the edition of Postimees, - Deputy editor Marianne Tarasenko and freelance journalist Andrey Babin were included in the Sanctions list in Ukraine.
"at the moment the answer yet," the spokesman said Fins news .
The inclusion in the "black list" was for Tarasenko and Babina surprise." I support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. Also, and Ukraine. For this reason, the wording is quite close to my name in the list looks strange, " said Tarasenko Estonian TV. Babin said that last year he published an article about the events in Ukraine, where he is critical of the actions of the Ukrainian authorities." But criticism is part of the job of a journalist ", he said.
in the sanctions list said that the shares Babina and Tarasenko create " a real or potential danger to the public interest, national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine ", contribute to "terrorist activities and (or) violate the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, public and country, lead to the occupation of the territory, expropriation or limits the rights of property, "create obstacles" for sustainable economic development, the full realization of the citizens of Ukraine belonging to them of the rights and freedoms ". The Union of correspondents of Estonia has condemned the Inclusion of media workers in the "black list" of Ukraine without sufficient explanation and called the move a restriction of freedoms of democratic journalism.
Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday signed a decree on the introduction of personal sanctions concerning the Inhabitants of foreign countries responsible for the implementation of the illegal activities against Ukraine. With respect to all included in the "black list" a ban on entry into this country. The sanctions list has incorporated 388 physical and 105 legal entities, including citizens of 23 countries.
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