Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a formal protest over what it described as a biased and inaccurate portrayal of the country’s internet access by Ukrainian television channel FREEДОМ. The ministry issued an official statement following a July 8 broadcast that characterized Turkmenistan as “closed” in terms of internet access.
In a statement, the ministry rejected the July 8 broadcast as misleading and said it misrepresented the country’s digital environment.
“It is difficult to understand on what basis individuals from the mentioned channel, who have never visited Turkmenistan, lack any real knowledge of the country, and have not engaged with its state or civil institutions, or Turkmen journalists, feel entitled to disseminate such claims,” the statement said.
Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry noted that this was not the first such incident involving the FREEДОМ television channel, describing the actions as part of an ongoing pattern of factual distortion. The ministry emphasized that Turkmenistan has provided economic and humanitarian support to Ukraine since gaining its independence and expressed concern over the spread of false information under such circumstances.
According to the statement, Turkmenistan supplied large volumes of natural gas to Ukraine starting in the 1990s. Over the years, Ukrainian companies have carried out multi-billion-dollar projects in Turkmenistan’s energy, infrastructure, communications, and transportation sectors — and many continue operating in the country today.
The Turkmen Foreign Ministry noted that, in this regard, representatives of certain Ukrainian media outlets should remember the importance and value of the fundamental truth: “Good is repaid with good,” not the other way around.
Turkmenistan has called on the relevant Ukrainian authorities responsible for media oversight to take appropriate measures, in accordance with national legislation, to prevent such incidents in the future.
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