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Russia to announce retaliatory moves against German media on Thursday – report

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will announce retaliatory measures in opposition to German media on Thursday over Berlin’s ban on Russia’s RT DE broadcasting, the RIA information company quoted Russia’s overseas ministry as saying.

Russia stated this week it might retaliate in opposition to Germany for banning the German-language service of Russian broadcaster RT, and the response would influence German media accredited in Russia and web “intermediaries”.

Germany’s MABB media watchdog and Fee for Licensing and Supervision (ZAK) of media establishments stated this week RT DE couldn’t broadcast in Germany utilizing a Serbian licence.

(Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Enhancing by Alex Richardson)

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