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Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the RT DE channel was licensed in Serbia and could broadcast in Europe. She responded to the words of her colleague from the German Foreign Ministry, Andrey Sasse. She said the situation with the RT DE and DW channels could not be compared.
“I wonder if they pretend to be in Berlin or don't really understand?” Zakharova asked in her Telegram channel.
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The Russian diplomat added that RT DE is licensed in Serbia and that, according to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, the channel can be broadcast in 33 European countries, including Germany.
not from Berlin. And what has Germany got to do with it? ” Zacharova added. She also asked if the German government thought it had a license “also for the German language”. “I am not sure that Austria and Switzerland are aware of this turn of events,” she added.
Sasse had previously said that RT DE had been banned from broadcast by an independent German media watchdog. The German government is not involved. She also stressed that RT DE did not have a license, while DW operated legally.
In addition, Wolfgang Buechner, a deputy spokesman for the German government, said the cabinet condemned Russia's measures against Deutsche Welle. Buechner called the measures disproportionate and contrary to freedom of speech.