The Ukrainian government said on Thursday it is keeping United News on the air, despite criticism from the European Union over the war-time broadcasting initiative that was launched at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. United News is jointly produced by the country’s six biggest television channels and is broadcast around the clock by them via antenna, cable and other transmission methods. Described as a telethon, the initial aim of the pool of TV news channels was to counter Russian disinformation and ensure Ukrainians could stay informed with a single platform. But United Ne…