The propagandist demands that Deutsche Welle be banned in Russia
Margarita Simonyan claims that RT DE was the fourth most influential TV channel in Germany / Segodnya collage
Following the national elections in Germany inideohosting YouTube permanently deleted two German RT channels (formerly Russia Today). These are RT DE and Der Fehlende Part (DFP).
This is reported on the main website RT.
According to the editor-in-chief of the Russian propaganda channel Margarita Simonyan, this was done because of the criticism of the TV channels of the electoral process in Germany: “The ‘Western partners’ have another acute attack of democracy. USA and Parliamentary Elections in Germany “.
According to her, RT DE was in fourth place in terms of influence among German-language media, and in June 2021 the channel had 21 million views.
“Earlier, Luxembourg refused to grant us a broadcasting license, citing the opinion of the German authorities. This is a real media war declared by the state of Germany to the state of Russia“, – said Simonyan.
Retaliatory sanctions
The editor-in-chief of the Russian propaganda channel added that in response Moscow “should ban Deutsche Welle and other German media outlets in Russia, as well as close the offices of ARD and ZDF.”
Attack on the Kremlin’s western mouthpiece
- On February 26, Germany’s Commerzbank sent a written notice of the closure of the accounts of the Russia Today Germany and Ruptly news agencies. Access to financial transactions was terminated on May 31.
- Then the press secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova promised a tough response.
- In August, Twitter blocked 32,000 pages related to the Russian Federation and China. The social network has stopped issuing the account of the propaganda Russian TV channel Russia Today (RT) in search.
- In July, Britain called on to shut up the “mouthpiece of the Kremlin” for good. After the publication of a report on the activities of the Russian special services in the country by the committee of the British Parliament, the British opposition called for the withdrawal of the Russian propaganda television network RT of its broadcast license in the United Kingdom.
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