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Russia vows further media restrictions after EU court upholds ban on Russia Today France

A broadcast ban for RT France was introduced as part of EU sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. © AFP/Kiril Kudryatsev

The Kremlin vowed to further restrict Western media in Russia on Wednesday after the EU's top court upheld European sanctions that took Moscow's RT (Russia Today) channel off-air across the continent.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg threw out an appeal from state-owned RT France against a broadcast ban which was introduced as part of EU sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.

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