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The Greek government has restricted the activities of RIA Novosti for the past three years and has not allowed it to attend some events
The Russians reacted to the Greek Foreign Ministry's refusal to extend their accreditation with a statement about "a gross violation of the principles of freedom of speech."
Russian propaganda news agency RIA News announced the closure of its correspondent office in Greece. The reason for this was that the Greek Foreign Ministry refused to extend the accreditation of its chief correspondent Gennady Melnik. This was reported by The Moscow Times.
"Last year, the accreditation was extended with a delay, and this year, an employee of the international public relations department reported that there would be no positive response. She was unable to provide "details of the decision" and explain its reasons," the propagandists said.
The Russians added that they consider such a decision to be "a gross violation of the principles of freedom of speech and democracy."
The agency's correspondent office opened in Athens before the 2004 Olympic Games.
For the past three years, the Greek government has restricted the activities RIA Novosti and did not allow him to attend some events, including international ones.
After the Russian army invaded Ukraine, the agency's correspondent was banned from attending press conferences of the Greek Foreign Ministry for more than a year.
In 2022, Greece blocked the media group's resources Russia today, which includes RIA News, Sputnik and RT.
Last year, the country began blocking the Telegram channel of a Russian agency due to violations of local legislation.
