The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned the German ambassador to discuss countermeasures following the alleged persecution of Russian journalists in Germany. The situation escalated after claims by Sergei Feoktistov, head of Russia's state media in Berlin, who accused German police of seizing his family's passports. Moscow has claimed that these actions reflect broader trends of mistreatment of journalists by Western countries, despite having its own history of limiting press freedoms, including banning media outlets like Deutsche Welle shortly after the invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador to announce retaliatory measures against the persecution of Russian journalists working in Germany.
According to RIA state news agency, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman warned last week that Moscow was preparing countermeasures and urged German correspondents in Moscow to "get ready."
Russia has repeatedly accused Western countries of mistreating journalists and imposing restrictions on foreign media.
However, Russia itself has blocked access to dozens of Western media outlets and restricted coverage of the war in Ukraine.
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