Panteleymonov’s actions have severely injured the minds of Ukrainian citizens. And the Crimeans have made their decision under the influence of this distorted information, including such channels as ‘Inter’ and the First National channel at the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTCU).

Natalia Ligachova, founder and editor-in-chief of ‘Telekrytyka’, a media monitoring and freedom of press outlet, wrote this in her blog. She believes that ‘Svoboda’ should not be the only ones apologising.

“How can we find a way to avoid these excesses? Svoboda’s smear campaign against Panteleymonov is outrageous and unacceptable,” – says Natalia. – “But! Can we avoid having our righteous indignation creating a hero out of Panteleymonov, who would be a puppet for any corrupt government authorities?”

“I also have a question for the NTCU team: “Why didn’t you write collective appeals, why didn’t you interrupt broadcasts while Panteleymonov forced journalists of the First National channel to…