NEW DELHI:
Russia
has rejected a report by ‘redfish channel’, categorised on Twitter as Russia state-affiliated media, describing
Kashmir as another Palestine in the making. The Russian embassy here said in a statement that
Moscow
continued to follow a policy of non-interference in bilateral issues.
The redfish channel describes itself as a multi award-winning digital content creator which specialises in producing short and in-depth documentaries in collaboration with people “involved in grassroots struggles worldwide to build an alternative to the ruling capitalist system”.
Many have alleged that it is backed by
Kremlin
. In a documentary on Jammu & Kashmir, it has said the the Union Territory is fast becoming a “settler-colonial state”. The video is titled “Kashmir: Palestine in the Making’.
The embassy said though that the “misleading” label of this channel on Twitter as “Russia state-affiliated media” did not make it “automatically related to any state support”.
“The channel functions independently with regard to its editorial policy,” it said. The embassy, however, expressed hope that the complexity and historical background of this and other regional issues will be given “due understanding and balanced approach, which is expected from any professional media”.
“Russian official position on the issue of Kashmir and Russia’s principled stance on non-interference in bilateral disputes remain unchanged. The solution should be found between India and
Pakistan only, and it should be based on the achieved agreements, including the Simla Agreement of 1972 and the
Lahore Declaration
of 1999,” added the embassy in its statement.