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The entity prohibited the broadcast of RT in Germany through its website and an application, the broadcast by satellite and on YouTube had already been vetoed previously. Moscow promised “retaliatory measures” to German media. The decision comes amid tensions between Russia and the West.
On February 2, the German Media Supervision Commission (ZAK) announced the banning of the Russia Today channel. The decision has an effect on the broadcast of the channel on its website and in an application that broadcast its contents.
The decision of the regulatory body was made “for not having the necessary transmission license,” according to the ZAK in a statement.
The chain had already been banned in the country on YouTube the same day it began to operate, on December 16. Its satellite transmission was cut shortly after, at the request of the German authorities.
In June 2021, the parent company, TV Novosti, had unsuccessfully tried to obtain a broadcasting license in Luxembourg and in December it obtained one to broadcast in Serbia, for which RT indicated that it understood that this also allowed it to broadcast in Serbia. Germany, but ZAK ruled out that possibility.
Moscow threatens retaliation against German media
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it contemplates “retaliatory measures” against German media and assured that the ZAK’s decision, which comes amid the strong tension between Russia and the West in around the conflict in Ukraine, is due to a “political” decision.
“This decision leaves us no choice but to take retaliatory measures against German media outlets accredited in Russia,” the Russian Foreign Ministry document states.
Meanwhile, the director of the Russian television network, Margarita Simonian, said that the channel would continue its broadcasts. On Twitter, the directive assured that the decision of the German regulator “does not make sense” and said that RT “will not stop broadcasting” in the country.
Simonian also considered that the German entity’s decision was equivalent to the Russian regulator prohibiting channels such as the German “Deutsche Welle” from broadcasting on its own website. In addition, the channel announced on its Internet portal that it will file a legal appeal.
RT, launched in 2005 with financing from the Russian state, is known in the world for its position favorable to the government of its country and has even been accused by several Western countries of having distributed propaganda and disinformation for the benefit of the Kremlin.
The channel was suspended in countries such as Lithuania and Latvia, former Soviet republics; The United Kingdom has threatened to suspend his broadcasting license and the United States has required him to register as a foreign agent, the way in which he has operated in the country since 2017.
With EFE and international media
First modification:
The entity prohibited the broadcast of RT in Germany through its website and an application, the broadcast by satellite and on YouTube had already been vetoed previously. Moscow promised “retaliatory measures” to German media. The decision comes amid tensions between Russia and the West.
On February 2, the German Media Supervision Commission (ZAK) announced the banning of the Russia Today channel. The decision has an effect on the broadcast of the channel on its website and in an application that broadcast its contents.
The decision of the regulatory body was made “for not having the necessary transmission license,” according to the ZAK in a statement.
The chain had already been banned in the country on YouTube the same day it began to operate, on December 16. Its satellite transmission was cut shortly after, at the request of the German authorities.
In June 2021, the parent company, TV Novosti, had unsuccessfully tried to obtain a broadcasting license in Luxembourg and in December it obtained one to broadcast in Serbia, for which RT indicated that it understood that this also allowed it to broadcast in Serbia. Germany, but ZAK ruled out that possibility.
Moscow threatens retaliation against German media
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it contemplates “retaliatory measures” against German media and assured that the ZAK’s decision, which comes amid the strong tension between Russia and the West in around the conflict in Ukraine, is due to a “political” decision.
“This decision leaves us no choice but to take retaliatory measures against German media outlets accredited in Russia,” the Russian Foreign Ministry document states.
Meanwhile, the director of the Russian television network, Margarita Simonian, said that the channel would continue its broadcasts. On Twitter, the directive assured that the decision of the German regulator “does not make sense” and said that RT “will not stop broadcasting” in the country.
Simonian also considered that the German entity’s decision was equivalent to the Russian regulator prohibiting channels such as the German “Deutsche Welle” from broadcasting on its own website. In addition, the channel announced on its Internet portal that it will file a legal appeal.
RT, launched in 2005 with financing from the Russian state, is known in the world for its position favorable to the government of its country and has even been accused by several Western countries of having distributed propaganda and disinformation for the benefit of the Kremlin.
The channel was suspended in countries such as Lithuania and Latvia, former Soviet republics; The United Kingdom has threatened to suspend his broadcasting license and the United States has required him to register as a foreign agent, the way in which he has operated in the country since 2017.
With EFE and international media
First modification:
The entity prohibited the broadcast of RT in Germany through its website and an application, the broadcast by satellite and on YouTube had already been vetoed previously. Moscow promised “retaliatory measures” to German media. The decision comes amid tensions between Russia and the West.
On February 2, the German Media Supervision Commission (ZAK) announced the banning of the Russia Today channel. The decision has an effect on the broadcast of the channel on its website and in an application that broadcast its contents.
The decision of the regulatory body was made “for not having the necessary transmission license,” according to the ZAK in a statement.
The chain had already been banned in the country on YouTube the same day it began to operate, on December 16. Its satellite transmission was cut shortly after, at the request of the German authorities.
In June 2021, the parent company, TV Novosti, had unsuccessfully tried to obtain a broadcasting license in Luxembourg and in December it obtained one to broadcast in Serbia, for which RT indicated that it understood that this also allowed it to broadcast in Serbia. Germany, but ZAK ruled out that possibility.
Moscow threatens retaliation against German media
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it contemplates “retaliatory measures” against German media and assured that the ZAK’s decision, which comes amid the strong tension between Russia and the West in around the conflict in Ukraine, is due to a “political” decision.
“This decision leaves us no choice but to take retaliatory measures against German media outlets accredited in Russia,” the Russian Foreign Ministry document states.
Meanwhile, the director of the Russian television network, Margarita Simonian, said that the channel would continue its broadcasts. On Twitter, the directive assured that the decision of the German regulator “does not make sense” and said that RT “will not stop broadcasting” in the country.
Simonian also considered that the German entity’s decision was equivalent to the Russian regulator prohibiting channels such as the German “Deutsche Welle” from broadcasting on its own website. In addition, the channel announced on its Internet portal that it will file a legal appeal.
RT, launched in 2005 with financing from the Russian state, is known in the world for its position favorable to the government of its country and has even been accused by several Western countries of having distributed propaganda and disinformation for the benefit of the Kremlin.
The channel was suspended in countries such as Lithuania and Latvia, former Soviet republics; The United Kingdom has threatened to suspend his broadcasting license and the United States has required him to register as a foreign agent, the way in which he has operated in the country since 2017.
With EFE and international media
First modification:
The entity prohibited the broadcast of RT in Germany through its website and an application, the broadcast by satellite and on YouTube had already been vetoed previously. Moscow promised “retaliatory measures” to German media. The decision comes amid tensions between Russia and the West.
On February 2, the German Media Supervision Commission (ZAK) announced the banning of the Russia Today channel. The decision has an effect on the broadcast of the channel on its website and in an application that broadcast its contents.
The decision of the regulatory body was made “for not having the necessary transmission license,” according to the ZAK in a statement.
The chain had already been banned in the country on YouTube the same day it began to operate, on December 16. Its satellite transmission was cut shortly after, at the request of the German authorities.
In June 2021, the parent company, TV Novosti, had unsuccessfully tried to obtain a broadcasting license in Luxembourg and in December it obtained one to broadcast in Serbia, for which RT indicated that it understood that this also allowed it to broadcast in Serbia. Germany, but ZAK ruled out that possibility.
Moscow threatens retaliation against German media
In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it contemplates “retaliatory measures” against German media and assured that the ZAK’s decision, which comes amid the strong tension between Russia and the West in around the conflict in Ukraine, is due to a “political” decision.
“This decision leaves us no choice but to take retaliatory measures against German media outlets accredited in Russia,” the Russian Foreign Ministry document states.
Meanwhile, the director of the Russian television network, Margarita Simonian, said that the channel would continue its broadcasts. On Twitter, the directive assured that the decision of the German regulator “does not make sense” and said that RT “will not stop broadcasting” in the country.
Simonian also considered that the German entity’s decision was equivalent to the Russian regulator prohibiting channels such as the German “Deutsche Welle” from broadcasting on its own website. In addition, the channel announced on its Internet portal that it will file a legal appeal.
RT, launched in 2005 with financing from the Russian state, is known in the world for its position favorable to the government of its country and has even been accused by several Western countries of having distributed propaganda and disinformation for the benefit of the Kremlin.
The channel was suspended in countries such as Lithuania and Latvia, former Soviet republics; The United Kingdom has threatened to suspend his broadcasting license and the United States has required him to register as a foreign agent, the way in which he has operated in the country since 2017.
With EFE and international media