Latvia Considers Restricting Russian-Language TV Programs

After blocking nine Russian TV channels last November, Latvia is now considering further steps to push back against suspected propaganda from Russian broadcast outlets. In mid-February, Latvian President Egils Levits proposed media-law amendments that would require all TV providers restrict programming in non-European Union languages to 20 percent of their total broadcasts. To justify the change, But one Russia-friendly local TV station is fighting back.