Latvia switches off the liberal Russian TV channel it took in

TV Dozhd (Rain) was granted a broadcasting licence in Latvia in June, after media crackdown and harsh restrictions made their work in Russia impossible [File: Denis Kaminev/Reuters]

The gulf between Russia’s liberal opposition in exile and their hosts became apparent this week, with Russia’s last remaining independent TV channel, Dozhd (Rain), losing its Latvian broadcasting licence after a scandal.

Last week, in a live segment covering the challenges plaguing Russia’s military mobilisation for the war in Ukraine, correspondent Alexey Korostelev said: “We hope that we are able to help many servicemen, among others, with equipment or just elementary amenities at the front.”