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SBS suspends Russian state media outlets

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher welcomed SBS halting broadcast of Russian state media outlets. (AAP)

Australia has joined other countries in dropping Russian state media outlets, with SBS suspending the broadcast of news bulletins NTV Moscow and Russia Today.

The suspensions come as invading Russian forces press in on the Ukraine capital Kyiv and carry out missile attacks across the country, prompting international outrage and the imposition of tough economic sanctions. .

The SBS suspensions follow a request by federal Communications Minister Paul Fletcher who rang the SBS managing director to make the government's position clear.

In a statement on Friday night Mr Fletcher said he welcomed the decision by SBS to suspend the two Russian propaganda outlets.

"Given the current actions of the Russian government, and the lack of genuinely independent Russian media, this is a responsible decision," he said.

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