The European Union is set to sanction Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the English-language broadcaster RT, for spreading government propaganda, according to a draft document seen by POLITICO.
Simonyan “is a central figure of the Government propaganda,” reads the document, dated February 22.
The document states that Simonyan “promoted a positive attitude to the annexation of Crimea and the actions of separatists in Donbas,” and supported actions and policies undermining the sovereignty of Ukraine.
The document lists more than 20 people and entities to be sanctioned by the EU as part of a package expected to be finalized later today.
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