MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Kremlin is deeply concerned over the treatment of the Russian media in the west, Moscow will take measures to protect its outlets, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.
"Without doubt, the tendency to attack media, restrictions of media freedom, freedom of speech are deeply concerning, and this of course it is contrary to the common understanding of democracy, freedom to receive information," Peskov told reporters, adding that "without doubt" there were plans to take steps in relation to this.
Last week, the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution on countering Russian media outlets, such as the Sputnik news agency and the RT broadcaster. Out of 691 lawmakers taking part in the vote, 304 voted in favor of the resolution, 179 voted against it, and 208 abstained. Therefore, less than half of the lawmakers supported the resolution.