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KYIV. December 28th UNN. The Austrian Foreign Ministry denounced the refusal to accredit Austrian journalists in Ukrin, a European state, as an unprecedented event. That's what Karin Kneissl, head of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on the agency's website, UNN said.
"This is an unprecedented event where Austrian journalists from a European country refuse to accredit … With such an unfounded approach, Ukraine demonstrates a sad lack of understanding of the importance of media freedom, which is a core value of European states, "said the Foreign Minister.
She added that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would continue to advocate for freedom of speech and protection of journalists in Ukraine in international formats, including in the EU and the United States. OSCE
On Wednesday, the Kronen Zeitung reported that the Austrian journalist of the television and radio company ORF Christian Verschyuts feared for his life in Ukraine, as stated in a letter to the Austrian government and the leaders of the ORF . Earlier in his report on the situation of journalists in Ukraine, the journalist of the ORF had stated that his film group had been denied accreditation.
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