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Moscow to retaliate against BBC after NatWest closed Russia Today account
Source: The Guardian
Moscow to retaliate against BBC after NatWest closed Russia Today account
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Friday 21 October 2016 19.28 BST
Russia has hinted it will take reprisals against the BBC after National Westminster Bank withdrew its services from Russia’s English-language broadcaster, RT.
Maria Zakharova, the foreign ministry spokeswoman, wrote on social media that the British bank’s decision earlier this week to close RT’s bank accounts “reeked of” the BBC – implying the British state broadcaster may have been pressing for the closure of Russia Today.
On Tuesday, Zakharova told reporters that Moscow would retaliate in kind if necessary, prompting speculation that a British media organisation operating in Russia could encounter problems.
In her post on Friday, Zakharova pointed out that the BBC’s Russian service had recently run what she dismissed as an empty investigation into RT’s UK activities.
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Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Friday 21 October 2016 19.28 BST
Russia has hinted it will take reprisals against the BBC after National Westminster Bank withdrew its services from Russia’s English-language broadcaster, RT.
Maria Zakharova, the foreign ministry spokeswoman, wrote on social media that the British bank’s decision earlier this week to close RT’s bank accounts “reeked of” the BBC – implying the British state broadcaster may have been pressing for the closure of Russia Today.
On Tuesday, Zakharova told reporters that Moscow would retaliate in kind if necessary, prompting speculation that a British media organisation operating in Russia could encounter problems.
In her post on Friday, Zakharova pointed out that the BBC’s Russian service had recently run what she dismissed as an empty investigation into RT’s UK activities.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/21/moscow-to-retaliate-against-bbc-after-natwest-closed-russia-today-account
