Russian embassy in Thailand blocks foreign media from attending press conference on Ukraine invasion

[RafPinto]

3 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Ukraine now how their own press briefing on Friday. No mention of banning foreign press because of covid restrictions

 

"After Russian Ambassador to #Thailand gave Russia's account on the invasion of #Ukraine or Russia's "special military operations" to Thai journalists Tuesday, the Embassy of Ukraine will hold its own press con on Friday at the Conrad Hotel."

 

Not aggression.
Call it as it is: "WAR"  and Putinsky should be go to court and treated like a "War criminal".

 

[RubbaJohnny]

On 3/15/2022 at 8:14 AM, jollyhangmon said:

 

... less - or rather no 'unfriendly' questions ...?

555, total pussies!

 

Or fewer please Tovarich

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Do you remember Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson? Their lives were essentially ruined by Cheney, for questioning the veracity of the information they were using to justify the war. It was flawed from the beginning. The MSM not calling them out was just cowering from the inevitable. 

How about referencing the timeline?

[GrandPapillon]

5 hours ago, RafPinto said:

Not aggression.
Call it as it is: "WAR"  and Putinsky should be go to court and treated like a "War criminal".

 

it's called an invasion, and no, Putin is no more a war criminal than GW Bush or Obama

[GrandPapillon]

4 hours ago, ozimoron said:

How about referencing the timeline?

were you born in 2000? that could explain it,

 

in case you were a toddler then, all this happened in 2003

[S0S]

On 3/15/2022 at 6:19 PM, wensiensheng said:

Foreign media BASED in Thailand? That’s who it says it is for.

The apparent source actually says in its English version: "all Thai media outlets"

The term: "Thai-based media" is how Khun Cod Satrusayang of Thai Enquirer interpreted this statement.

The Thai Enquirer article also states, "foreign media  . . .  seemingly had their request to attend denied" and "foreign outlets as well as press" . . . were disinvited."

 

"Foreign media BASED in Thailand" could be one way of understanding the Khun Satrusayang (of Thai Enquirer) interpretation.

 

But that is not what the announcement said. It might not be so clear to accept that the original announcement "all Thai media outlets" to be equated to include "Foreign media BASED in Thailand."

 

One reason for this would be that the word "outlet" when used with "media" commonly refers to local radio or television stations. Another would be that the announcement clearly stated "Thai media outlets" as opposed to the Thai Enquirer stating "foreign outlets . . . were disinvited."

 

 

Irrespective to all that, the announcement appeared to be an invitation by the embassy (. . . honor to invite you . . .) with a pre-requisite to register ( . . . send copies of your media id . . .) in advance. Registering in advance at a Government office usually means that a confirmation of the registration being accepted is a prerequisite. The press briefing did not appear to be an open house event for all media based in Thailand, but to just Thai media outlets that the embassy could accommodate.

 

Edited March 17, 2022 by S0S