The Ukrainian media community complained to G7 ambassadors about pressure and discredit from the Ukrainian authorities

The ambassadors of the G7 countries met with prominent Ukrainian journalists due to concerns about the decline in press freedom in Ukraine.

This was reported by the G7 ambassadors support group in Ukraine in X.

The Ukrainian media community complained about systematic pressure following a series of campaigns discrediting independent journalists, often supported by anonymous pro-government Telegram channels.

Ukrainian and international media called for identifying those responsible and holding them accountable.

Insightful meeting of #G7 Ambassadors with Ukrainian journalists. Media freedom is the fundamental pillar of a successful democracy. pic.twitter.com/9KuDAdwqhR

— G7AmbReformUA (@G7AmbReformUA) January 29, 2024

The last two attacks on journalists involved a home visit to Yuriy Nikolov, who exposed procurement violations at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine during his previous leadership and covert surveillance at the editorial office of the investigative outlet Bihus.Info.

After the meeting, G7 wrote in X: “Media freedom is a fundamental guarantee of successful democracy.”

The meeting was attended by the chief editor of Kyiv Independent Olga Rudenko, the head of Bihus.Info Denis Bigus, the co-founder of “Our Money” Yuriy Nikolov, the executive director of Ukraine’s largest media outlet “Ukrainska Pravda” Andriy Boborykin, as well as the chief editors of “European Truth”, “NV” and “Detector Media” – Serhiy Sidenko, Vitaliy Syich, and Nataliya Ligacheva.

Among those present were also the chairman of the board of “Public” Nikolay Chernotitskiy, the head of the information agency “Interfax-Ukraine” Oleksandr Martynenko, the deputy general director of “Ukrinform” Marina Singaevska, political analyst Vitaliy Portnikov and the director of the Institute of Mass Information Oksana Romanyuk.