Wikipedia challenges Russian order to remove Ukraine war information

The foundation that owns Wikipedia announced Monday that it had filed an appeal against a Moscow court’s ruling fining it five million rubles ($88,000, €83,260) for refusing to remove information related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Wikimedia Foundation’s appeal argues that people have a right to truthful information about the conflict.

The Moscow court said the fine pertains to what it incorrectly terms “disinformation” in Russian-language articles focused on what Moscow acknowledges as a “special military operation.”

Why did the Moscow court fine Wikipedia?

The Wikipedia articles deemed questionable by the court focus on such sensitive topics in Russia as war crimes carried out by Russian forces in Bucha and beyond, as well as the invasion itself, which Russia terms a “special military operation.”