Media representatives from “unfriendly countries” will not be accredited to President Vladimir Putin’s message to the Federal Assembly, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The message will take place next Tuesday, February 21st.
“Foreign media representing friendly countries will be accredited there. We will not invite foreign media from unfriendly countries there,” Peskov said during a press call. He added that representatives of unauthorized media will be able to work “watching live broadcast on any channel.”
The Kremlin said that the head of state’s speech would focus on “the current situation,” other details are unknown. Participants of the military operation in Ukraine may be invited to the announcement of the message. The meeting of the Federation Council was postponed to February 22, and an unscheduled meeting of the State Duma is planned on the same day.