Deutsche Welle boothVIENNA Feb 4The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, called on Russia to reconsider measures against the German television channel Deutsche Welle and ensure that journalists can fulfill their duties, while she did not react to Germany's similar decision to stop broadcasting RT DE. «Introduction of retaliatory actions against the media and punishment journalists for legitimately exercising their profession for political reasons alone is disproportionate and contrary to the very spirit of the OSCE principles and commitments on freedom of the media. I call on the Russian authorities to reconsider their approach and ensure that media professionals can continue to play their important public role.» in a statement by Ribeiro, distributed by the OSCE press service.Zakharova called the request of the Union of Journalists of Germany because of the measures against DW ridiculous and other channel broadcasting 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 this. On February 1, the Commission for Registration and Supervision of Media Regulators of Germany officially banned the broadcasting of the RT DE TV channel in Germany, stating that the broadcast organizers did not have the necessary permission. RT DE Productions is appealing the decision of the German regulator in court. The Russian Foreign Ministry explained that the TV channel operated on the basis of a license issued by Serbia and in full compliance with the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, to which Germany is also a party. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it was 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. .jpg» />Simonyan thanked the Russian authorities for their response to Germany's measures against RT DE
