“To suddenly break that monopoly is impossible,” Peskov said.
“But when we tried to compete with them a little, they immediately became hysterical. They tore off all masks right away and showed there is no freedom of the press over there. The moment any outlets became ‘uncomfortable’ to them, the moment they started presenting viewpoints different from their mainstream, they were banned.” Peskov said.
“They sanction journalists. That seemed unthinkable 10 years ago,” Peskov said.
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