The Federation Council press service reported that Google blocked the main channel of the Federation Council and the account of the Vmeste-RF TV channel. The resources had a total of more than 200 thousand subscribers and 20 thousand videos. It is impossible to restore the channels, the content will now be broadcast on domestic platforms.

The Federation Council’s channels have existed for more than eight years; The live broadcasts of the meetings, the comments of the senators and the historical programs are broadcast here. Google cited compliance with sanctions as the reason for the blocking.

At the end of September, the United States presented a new package of sanctions against Russia, including 169 senators of the Federation Council. When journalists asked whether the blocking would lead to a possible YouTube ban in Russia, Senator Andrey Klishas replied in the negative.

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A few months ago, Klishas expressed the opinion of YouTube that “it is taking a sure step towards becoming illegal in our country” – this is how the senator commented on the fact that the Duma TV channel was blocked by the service due to US sanctions.