Zakharova pointed to the militaristic psychosis of Europe after the exclusion of TASS from EANA

The decision of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) to exclude TASS from its membership indicates the organization's exposure to militaristic sentiments. This was announced on November 14 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"This time, the EANA leadership could not stay away from the militaristic psychosis into which the European Union is plunging through the efforts of its ruling class, and by its decision ritually swore allegiance to the course of escalating relations with Russia in favor of a gang of terrorists and murderers entrenched in Kiev," the diplomat said on the agency's website.

According to Zakharova, the exclusion of the Russian news agency reflects the desire of European political circles to further aggravate relations with Moscow. She also stated that the decision taken by EANA demonstrates problems with media pluralism and free access to information in Western countries.

The day before, TASS CEO Andrey Kondrashov noted that the agency's exclusion from EANA indicates the degradation of European structures. He also drew attention to the fact that the decision to revoke membership was not taken unanimously. Earlier, during the 2022 and 2023 assemblies, the issue of expelling TASS had already been raised, but it did not receive the necessary number of votes.