The Foreign Ministry reminded Germany of the Serbian license RT DE

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Maria Zakharova during a briefing in MoscowMOSCOW, February 4The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, reminded the German Foreign Ministry that the RT DE channel was licensed in Serbia and, according to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, could broadcast in 33 European countries, including Germany. Earlier, the official representative of the German Foreign Ministry, Andrea Sasse, said that RT DE and DW situations are absolutely incomparable. According to her, RT DE was banned from broadcasting by an independent German media watchdog, and the government had nothing to do with it. She also noted that RT DE did not have a license. According to her, DW was working with a license and legally.Simonyan thanked the Russian authorities for responding to Germany's measures against RT DE «I wonder if Berlin is pretending or really not understanding? Let's do it again. Let's put it on the shelves, so to speak. The RT DE channel is licensed in Serbia. According to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, RT broadcasts DE is possible on the territory of 33 European countries, including Germany. Broadcasting was carried out from Moscow, not from Berlin,» Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. «I'm not sure that Austria and Switzerland are aware of this turn of events,» the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia, in response to the cessation of broadcasting of the RT DE TV channel, in particular, closes the Deutsche Welle bureau in the Russian Federation and cancels the accreditation of all employees its Russian bureau, and also stops satellite and other broadcasting of the channel in Russia. At the same time, a high-ranking source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti that the measures taken against the German media in Russia are retaliatory, and if Germany changes its position on RT DE, then Russia will respond positively. The source also noted that during the visit of German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock to Moscow, ways out of the crisis around RT DE were proposed, but Berlin refused to discuss it. and anger Germany: Russia stopped the Deutsche Welle