Nikolov about FT article: Yermak are you satisfied?
Journalist Yurii Nikolov commented on the Financial Times article on pressure and surveillance of journalists in Ukraine.
He reported this in his Facebook, Censor.NET informs.
"Well, Yermak, are you satisfied? Is this the headline the Financial Times wanted? Are you happy with everything? Just like when some "unidentified persons" installed secret cameras in the rooms of the Bihus and were preparing a prank at my house? Will you write in Zelenskyy's monitoring again that it is the opposition media and supportes of Poroshenko (ed. - offensive words) who are dispersing the wave of criticism?" - the journalist emphasized.
According to Nikolov, the biggest risk of this operation is what the West will say about it.
"God forbid that a narrative should emerge that we treat journalists the same way as in Roissy (ed. -funny name of Russia). To prevent the image of Ukraine as a small Roissy, which therefore does not need help, and should really be left to Putin, since it is the same anyway.
And I did not communicate with the author of this publication. It is entirely their decision what to write about us. If I had been asked, I would have tried to find words that would not cast a shadow on Ukraine, especially in days when the US is hesitant to give money to Ukraine or to invest further in the defense of our democracy. Exactly one year ago, we were waiting for the Ramstein investigation to be completed to publish the investigation, which then led to some great reforms and at least some resignations and arrests. Then Biden thanked Zelenskyy for fighting corruption. And the "Financial Times" and all other global media had completely different headlines," Nikolov emphasized.
He added that the problem of Ukraine is not Bihus or Nikolov, the problems are others - the occupiers and corrupt officials.
The Financial Times published an article about pressure, surveillance and physical threats to journalists in Ukraine. The publication notes that such events have "cast a shadow over Volodymyr Zelenskyy's efforts to protect media freedom".
Earlier, investigative journalist Yurii Nikolov said that on January 14, unknown men broke into his apartment and tried to intimidate him. One of the anonymous Telegram channels "Card Office" (which is associated with the Office of the President) published a post with video and photos from the scene.
The chairman of the parliamentary committee on freedom of speech, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, said that this constitutes an obstruction of journalistic activity.
The Kyiv police reported that they were conducting an investigation into the threats to journalist Nikolov.
