The Sputnik Moldova Telegram channel, which belongs to the news agency with the same name, was blocked on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, IPN reports.

Users of the app said that it is no longer available because it "violated local laws".

The website of the Moldovan branch of the Russian state agency Sputnik was blocked on February 26, 2022, by an order of the Security and Intelligence Service.

According to the NM, the Telegram channel Sputnik Moldova was blocked not only on the territory of Moldova, but also in Austria.