Official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova during a briefing. File photoMOSCOW, June 4 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, commenting on the statement of the embassy in Germany on the work «without restrictions» of Russian journalists in the country, recalled the blocking of Russian media in Europe and added that she was waiting for comments from the German side on freedom of speech. Zakharova in her Telegram channel quoted the German embassy in Moscow, which the day before reported that the statement about discrimination against Russian journalists in Germany was incorrect. According to the diplomatic mission, «in reality, everything is exactly the opposite» and at the moment a large number of Russian journalists work in Germany, «and without any restrictions.» «And yesterday, a German sent me a photo of his TV, which gives the following message: «This channel is temporarily unavailable. We are working to restore the service as soon as possible. The cause of the problem is not in your equipment.» The cause of the problem is the blocking of Russian media in Europe. This person wanted to watch the Rossiya TV channel. I really look forward to the comment of the German Embassy in Moscow on the topic of freedom of speech and something about «exactly the opposite,» she wrote representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
