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Residents of the occupied Crimea and Donbas deserve access to independent media, so Russia should stop blocking Ukrainian media resources on Ukrainian territory, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine said.

“Residents of Crimea and the Donbas deserve access to independent media reporting. Russia must stop blocking Ukrainian media on Ukrainian territory. Access to credible information is always critical and is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic. #CrimeaIsUkraine,” the Embassy said on Twitter on April 6.