Moscow bans Deutsche Welle bureau in Russia in tit-for-tat move
Al JazeeraRussia retaliates against Germany’s ban on the German-language channel of Russian state TV network RT. Russia has said it is closing the Moscow bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and revoking staff accreditations in Russia, in response to Berlin’s ban on the German-language channel of Russian state TV network RT. The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday it will also “terminate the satellite and other broadcasting of Deutsche Welle” on Russian territory. Berlin’s ban The moves comes after Germany’s broadcasting regulator on Wednesday announced it was banning the transmission of the channel RT DE over the lack of a broadcasting licence. Russia last year slapped a number of media outlets and journalists with the “foreign agent” label that requires them to carry out tedious administrative procedures.
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