bought a majority stake of 53% in Euronews, following a visit by Vladimir Putin to his country./ The Ukrainian service of Euronews was bought in March 2015 by〜 Dmytro Firtash, which led to the government in Kyiv banning the service for its suspected bias. Later, Firtash abandoned the project,(
12.8 A journalist from Euronews who asked not to be named told EurActiv.com that their media was no longer allowed to criticise Turkey following the failed 15 July coup and Russia’s assertive policy vis-à-vis neighbours and EU members. In February 2015, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris(