The Canadian government on Saturday expressed “concerns” about the broadcasting on its territory of the Russian channel RT, accused of serving as a spokesperson for the Kremlin. Regularly accused in the West of contributing to disinformation, RT has been in the crosshairs of several European countries, especially since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, under the orders of President Vladimir Putin.

“I share the concerns of many Canadians about the presence of Russia Today in our broadcasting system,” Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Twitter.“We are exploring all options,” Rodriguez added.

Although “RT is currently on the list of approved non-Canadian services”, the your broadcast license is “a revocable privilege”warned the Canadian Broadcasting Commission, quoted in the newspaper Le Devoir, Friday.

On the same day, Finland’s main television provider stopped broadcasting the channel. On Wednesday, London asked regulator Ofcom to review RT’s license. AND in early February, Germany banned RT, prompting Moscow to close German broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s premises in Moscow.

Launched in 2005 under the name Russia Today, RT, funded by the Russian state, has developed broadcasters and websites in multiple languages, including English, French, Spanish, German and Arabic.

On Thursday, Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine, with ground forces and bombing targets in several cities, which has already left at least 198 dead, including civilians, and more than 1,100 injured, in Ukrainian territory, according to kyiv. .

The UN has reported 150,000 people displaced to Poland, Hungary, Moldova and Romania. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine aims to demilitarize the neighboring country and is the only way for Russia to defend itself, with the Kremlin saying the offensive will last as long as necessary .

The attack was condemned by the international community in general and led to emergency meetings of several governments, including the Portuguese, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the EU and of the United Nations Security Council, with the approval of massive sanctions against Russia. .

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