Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav VolodinMOSCOW, February 3 State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin called the statements strange public in Germany about the measures of the Russian Federation in relation to Deutsche Welle. «The indignation of representatives of the government and the public of Germany regarding the ban on the activities of Deutsche Welle in our country looks strange. Isn't this the same as what you are doing against RT DE,» the politician wrote in Telegram- channel.
Zakharova called the request of the Union of Journalists of Germany because of the measures against DW ridiculous. As the parliamentarian added, in Germany they themselves do not follow the principles that are voiced, «violating freedom of speech, freedom of dissemination of information.» Volodin called on those who speak with similar rhetoric against the Russian Federation, «end» with such decisions, and noted that mutual respect and the absence of double standards are necessary for dialogue. The measures taken by the Russian authorities against the German television and radio company Deutsche Welle could be even tougher, unfriendly actions against Russia will not go unnoticed, the speaker said State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. .
Simonyan thanked the Russian authorities for responding to German measures against RT DE 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 bureau 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. reported that RT DE Productions will appeal the decision of the German regulator in court. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that they were starting to implement retaliatory measures against German media accredited in Russia, as well as Internet intermediaries who arbitrarily and unreasonably deleted the channel's accounts from their platforms.
