RT France channel has announced its closure, after the French authorities blocked its bank accounts under the ninth package of anti-Russian sanctions from the European Union.
“After five years of persistence, the authorities in power have achieved their goal: the closure of RT France. Under the 9th package of sanctions against Russia – which is not directed against our channel, but against our shareholder and parent company -, the General Directorate of the Treasury [of France] has decided to freeze the bank accounts of RT France, which makes it impossible for us to continue our activity”, they reported from the outlet, which described the blocking as “arbitrary”.
