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The regulator for broadcasting in Germany, said on Wednesday that it has banned the broadcasting of the German language channel of the Russian state television, RT.
Moscow, on the other hand, has vowed to retaliate.
“Broadcasting of the” RT DE “channel has been stopped because there is not enough license for broadcasting”, it is said in the statement of the regulator.
“This step leaves no choice but to start implementing retaliatory measures against the German media accredited in Russia.”said the Russian Foreign Ministry through a statement.
The ministry has said that the same measures will be taken against “internet brokers” who have deleted the channel from their platforms, a reference to the technology giant, YouTube.
“The decision of the German media regulator is a sign that Russian concerns have been ignored“, It is said in the statement.
RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan called the decision “nonsense”, adding that the channel “will not stop broadcasting”.
RT DE was blocked by the satellite network in Europe on December 22, at the request of the German authorities, less than a week after it started broadcasting.
However, the channel continues to be accessible online and through applications on mobile phones.
The Russian channel said it broadcasts from Moscow and has a Serbian broadcasting license, which entitles it to broadcast in Germany, based on European law.
The German regulator has said the canal is based in Berlin and has no “legitimate permit under European law”.
RT DE has said that it will appeal the decision in court./ REL
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