RT TV channel logo MOSCOW, February 15 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow commented on the situation around the ban on broadcasting RT DE in Germany. — Scholz said at a press conference, answering the question whether progress is possible in resolving the situation with the channel's broadcasting in Germany. that Deutsche Welle will be able to work in Russia. At the same time, the German media regulator MABB has repeatedly stated that RT DE will not be able to obtain a license in Germany due to its proximity to the state. The channel, having received a Serbian license, broadcasts from Moscow in accordance with the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, which allows it to be broadcast in Germany as well. The German authorities do not take this into account without explaining the reasons. 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 announced that it was starting to implement retaliatory measures against German media accredited in Russia, as well as Internet intermediaries that arbitrarily and unreasonably deleted the channel’s accounts from their platforms. Earlier, a high-ranking source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti that during the January visit of the head The German Foreign Ministry Annalen Burbock to Moscow was offered ways out of the crisis around RT DE, but Berlin refused to discuss it. position on RT DE and Deutsche Welle
