The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova threatened Western journalists who transmit information from the Kursk region.
The Russian Federation detects all cases of illegal penetration of representatives of Western mass media into its territory and will take measures against the violators, said Maria Zakharova.
In her words, the purpose of the "media landing" in the Russian lands occupied by the armed forces of Ukraine is the destabilization of Russia and the cover-up of Kiev's crimes. "The Russian Federation considers the activity of the Western media in the Kursk region as evidence of their direct involvement in hybrid aggression," the spokesperson of Vetsno also stated.
We remind you that last week the activities of the two Italian journalists from the RAI state television caused diplomatic tension between Italy and Russia.
A four-man RAI team working under Ukrainian military escort produced the first report from the Russian city of Suja, captured last week during Ukraine's invasion of Kursk.
To official Moscow's reaction, Italy's foreign ministry said its ambassador, Cecchilia Piccioni, had explained to Russian authorities that RAI and its news teams had acted independently. "Journalism is not a crime. The possibility of the Moscow authorities sending Stefania Battistini and Simone Traini to court is unacceptable.
Reports are not made with prior permission", the RAI Usigrai trade union and the Italian national media union FNSI said in a joint statement.