KIEV, May 15 (RAPSI) - Kiev's Administrative Court of Appeals upheld suspension of four Russian TV channels in Ukraine, Head of the National Council of Ukraine on television and radio broadcasting Vladimir Manzhosov told journalists on Thursday.

Four TV channels were suspended in Ukraine on March 25, including: Channel One. Global Network, RTR-Planeta, Russia 24, and NTV Mir.

The All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company’s (VGTRK) lawyer earlier filed a request to revoke the temporary suspension of the channels. On April 15, the motion was rejected.

In late April, Ukraine’s National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting asked the court to declare the channels’ programs conflicting with the European Convention on Transfrontier Television and a law of Ukraine.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry defined suspension of the channels as infringement upon freedom of the media. Director General of the Channel One Konstantin Ernst called on the Ukrainian authorities to revoke the decision conflicting with the rules of international law and subscribers’ interests.