BRUSSELS: The EU on Tuesday urged Ukraine to conduct a full independent investigation into an attack on a TV station which was set ablaze in Kiev over allegations that it is pro-Russian.
Washington earlier condemned as “unacceptable” Sunday’s attack on Inter TV by about 20 Ukraine nationalists wielding petrol bombs and dressed in camouflage fatigues, while President Petro Poroshenko ordered a probe.
European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said a free media was essential in any democracy and that Brussels “plays close attention to all incidents of violence against journalists and media outlets.”
“We call for a full, independent inquiry into such incidents, with …read more
Source: The News International
