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| Russia retaliates to expulsion of journalists from Germany | Russia retaliates to expulsion of journalists from Germany |
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| The tit-for-tat response will affect the state media group ARD, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said | |
| Two employees of German state media group ARD have been ordered to leave Moscow in response to the expulsion of staff from Russia’s Channel 1 from Berlin, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. | |
| Earlier in the day, Russian public broadcaster Channel 1 announced that journalist Ivan Blagoy and cameraman Dmitry Volkov have been ordered to leave Berlin by early December, with the German authorities citing national security concerns. | Earlier in the day, Russian public broadcaster Channel 1 announced that journalist Ivan Blagoy and cameraman Dmitry Volkov have been ordered to leave Berlin by early December, with the German authorities citing national security concerns. |
| “As a mirror measure, German correspondents have been told to hand in their accreditation cards and leave Russian territory,” Zakharova said. | “As a mirror measure, German correspondents have been told to hand in their accreditation cards and leave Russian territory,” Zakharova said. |
| ARD journalist Frank Alschmann and his cameraman will be those departing from Moscow, she added. | ARD journalist Frank Alschmann and his cameraman will be those departing from Moscow, she added. |
| Channel 1, which is funded by the Russian government, has long been accused in the West of spreading pro-Kremlin narratives. The expulsion of its journalists from Berlin followed a report by Blagoy on the detention of German citizen Nikolai Gaiduk, arrested by Russian security services on suspicion of espionage. Gaiduk, according to Russian officials, was involved in a plot by Ukrainian intelligence to sabotage gas facilities in the Kaliningrad region. | Channel 1, which is funded by the Russian government, has long been accused in the West of spreading pro-Kremlin narratives. The expulsion of its journalists from Berlin followed a report by Blagoy on the detention of German citizen Nikolai Gaiduk, arrested by Russian security services on suspicion of espionage. Gaiduk, according to Russian officials, was involved in a plot by Ukrainian intelligence to sabotage gas facilities in the Kaliningrad region. |
| German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christian Wagner said during a briefing on Wednesday that claims of Channel 1’s office being shut down by the country’s authorities do not reflect reality. | German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christian Wagner said during a briefing on Wednesday that claims of Channel 1’s office being shut down by the country’s authorities do not reflect reality. |
| According to Wagner, Russian journalists can continue working in Germany. The expulsion of Channel 1 staff could be linked to visa issues, he suggested. | According to Wagner, Russian journalists can continue working in Germany. The expulsion of Channel 1 staff could be linked to visa issues, he suggested. |
| The spokesman also said that Berlin condemns Moscow’s decision to order ARD journalists to leave Russia in response to the alleged shutdown of Channel 1’s bureau. | The spokesman also said that Berlin condemns Moscow’s decision to order ARD journalists to leave Russia in response to the alleged shutdown of Channel 1’s bureau. |