The persecution of journalist Svetlana Burtseva, who cooperates with Russian media in Estonia, is a “political order” aimed at creating a “poisonous background” around information about Russia. This was stated on the radio by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. Sputnik.
According to him, the purpose of this type of persecution is to intimidate “those working in this field.”
The diplomat believes it is necessary to create an understanding among people that jobs that do not fit into “just one current mainstream narrative” can be paid for with “prosperity, freedom, life”.
According to Zakharova, Estonian authorities “trampled everything they declared to be the principles they adhere to.”
August 6th reportedThe journalist was reportedly detained on charges of working for the Rossiya Segodnya media group, which is under Estonian sanctions, and for “crimes against the state”.
The country’s security police said Burtseva published the book “Hybrid War for Peace” under a pseudonym, the content of which was aimed at dividing Estonian society.
Previously in Estonia Convict Russian political scientist sentenced to six years in prison for espionage.
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Source: Gazeta
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