Radio Free Europe says Washington shut off its Russian broadcast despite restraining order

The director of the media organization Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty announced on Thursday that the US administration had deactivated a satellite that was broadcasting its Russian-language program to Russian territory.

Trump Officials Have Not Funded Radio Free Europe, Despite Court Order - Overpasses For America

The Trump administration has failed to disburse congressionally approved funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the news network originally set up to counter Soviet propaganda during the Cold War, despite a judge’s order to keep it operating, according to court filings and officials at the news organization. The news group, known as RFE/RL, has not received nearly $12 million for its April funding from the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the…

According to the US broadcaster Radio Free Europe, there is no longer any possibility of broadcasting to Russia via satellite.

Radio Liberty Says US Cut Off its Russian Broadcast

RFE/RL reaches almost 50 million people in countries including Belarus, China, Iran or Russia, seeking to counter the official propaganda.

Radio Free Europe says Washington shut off its Russian broadcast despite restraining order

Washington has switched off a satellite transmitting the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty into Russia, chief executive Stephen Capus said Thursday. Although the station won a temporary restraining order against US President Donald Trump's funding freeze, it is still waiting to receive the $77 million it needs to keep running until October.

Radio Free Europe Says U.S. Shut its Russian Broadcast

The head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty said on Thursday that the U.S. government had switched off a satellite that transmitted its Russian-language program into Russia.