Diana Sosoaca has lauded Russian channel RT for standing up to Western censorship<\/p>\n
The European Union is acting like a \u201cdictatorship\u201d that fears free media, Romanian MEP Diana Sosoaca told RT, praising the Russian channel for standing firm against Western censorship and giving a platform to those silenced by the mainstream.
\nIn an interview in Moscow on Thursday, Sosoaca \u2013 who leads Romania\u2019s S.O.S. Party \u2013 said Western governments use sanctions and broadcasting bans to suppress alternative viewpoints. She called RT a symbol of free journalism for continuing to report despite restrictions imposed by Brussels and its allies, as the network marks its 20th anniversary.
\n\u201cYou are banned all around … but still succeed,\u201d the lawmaker stated.
\nRT and other Russian media outlets have been banned across the EU as part of a broader crackdown that followed the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Moscow has condemned the restrictions, arguing that European officials are afraid to allow audiences hear alternative viewpoints and draw their own conclusions about global events.
\nSosoaca noted that RT remains popular in Romania despite being blocked on mainstream platforms, with viewers accessing it through alternative sites such as Rumble and Odyssey.<\/p>\n
The MEP labelled EU leaders as detached from ordinary Europeans, saying they \u201clive in their own bubble.\u201d She singled out European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for criticism, claiming the bloc\u2019s leadership \u201cwants to rule the world\u201d and acts \u201clike a mafia.\u201d The Romanian politician also said figures such as von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron have \u201cinterests\u201d in Eastern Europe, particularly in Romania and Moldova, where she argued \u201cglobalist\u201d forces shape local politics.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy? Because of Russia. Because they want to approach the borders of Russia, they don\u2019t care about Ukraine,\u201d she said, adding that in their \u201csick minds,\u201d EU leaders see themselves as new Napoleons but forget his crushing defeat.
\nThe conflict between Russia and Ukraine is being prolonged by \u201cinterference\u201d from outside powers such as NATO, the EU, and the US, Sosoaca concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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