The European Commission has criticized the telethon, Ukraine’s state-run pool of TV channels created during wartime, and urged Kyiv to restore a “pluralistic media landscape,” according to an updated report on progress made by EU candidate countries published on Oct. 30. The so-called telethon, branded as “Yedyni Novyny” (“United News”), was launched at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. It was created by merging the coverage of Ukraine’s biggest TV channels. The telethon was initially seen as a legitimate response to Russia’s aggression, but later, it was accused …