"The fact that our western colleagues have shown no concern about media being gagged in Turkey – and also in the European Union where Sputnik has recently come under attack – speaks volumes about the double standards [they apply]," Mikhail Yemelyanov, of the party A Just Russia, told RIA Novosti.
In March, Latvia shut down Sputnik's local website, citing a purported violation of EU regulations. This move was followed by neighboring Estonia's Prime Minister Taavi Roivas telling the national parliament that the agency had been put under surveillance.
Sputnik is a news agency and radio network with multimedia news hubs in dozens of countries. Sputnik broadcasts through its websites, analog and digital radio, mobile apps and social media. Sputnik newswires run around the clock in English, Arabic, Spanish and Chinese.
