The exclusion of RT DE (the German-language branch of Russia Today) from satellite broadcasting in Europe is a persecution of the media. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in her Telegram channel.
Zakharova also called the actions of Berlin, which forced the operator of the European satellite communications to remove RT DE, information segregation. She assured that the reaction would not take long, presumably referring to the political response of the official Kremlin.
The fact that the German-language media regulator MABB demanded that the RT DE TV channel be removed from broadcasting in Europe became known on December 22. The European satellite operator Eutelsat 9B obeyed the demand and removed RT DE, broadcasting from studios in Moscow, from the grid. RT DE's press service called MAAB's actions illegal.
Earlier it became known that an investigation was initiated in Germany against the network of Russia Today TV channels. Berlin suspects the Russian television network of violating the rules of broadcasting in Germany due to the alleged lack of the necessary license for the network. As a result of the investigation, RT may be fined up to half a million euros or banned from broadcasting.
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