The Prague-based radio channel's survival is threatened by decisions from the US's new political leadership to reduce the entire financing. The Swedish government, however, believes that the channel's operations are so crucial that it also concerns Swedish security.
It's about offering free and unbiased news to residents in and outside Russia.
If you're Russian-speaking, both in Russia but also outside, we want to create alternatives so that they're not forced to only watch and listen to the state actors. This is an important tool even from a Swedish security perspective, says.
Several other EU countries have also discussed the possibilities of contributing with money. It's time now, the minister thinks.
Now we want others to follow. This is a result of the US so clearly reducing free and independent media in our vicinity. Together with other European countries and the EU, we can fill the entire gap.
