Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky MOSCOW, February 3 Head of the State Duma Committee on international affairs, Leonid Slutsky called Russia's response to the blocking of the RT DE TV channel in Germany direct and symmetrical. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Russia, in response to the cessation of broadcasting of the RT DE TV channel, is closing the Deutsche Welle office in the Russian Federation and canceling the accreditations of all employees of its Russian bureau . Russia is initiating a procedure to consider the issue of recognizing Deutsche Welle as a foreign media agent, the Foreign Ministry also reported. State Minister of Germany for Culture and Media Claudia Roth called the Russian measures against DW unacceptable, and also urged «not to use problems with the licensing of the RT channel for political reaction.» jpg» /> DW journalists will be banned from entering the State Duma» Wow? Is this «different» again? No, this is an absolutely direct and symmetrical response to the discriminatory measures of the German authorities,» the politician wrote in the Telegram channel, commenting on Roth's words. Registration Commission On February 1, Germany officially banned the broadcasting of the RT DE TV channel in Germany, stating that the broadcasting organizers did not have the necessary permission, RT, in turn, reported that RT DE Productions would appeal the decision of the German regulator in court. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that they are starting to implement retaliatory measures against German media accredited in Russia, as well as Internet intermediaries that have arbitrarily and unreasonably deleted the channel's accounts from their platforms.
Zakharova called the request of the Union of Journalists of Germany because of the measures against DW ridiculous
