Moscow will take retaliatory measures should Germany pressure Russian media outlets and journalists there, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in response to a reporter’s question at her Thursday briefing on March 23. She was referring to mounting media campaigns against coverage that differs from the official anti-Russian narrative. (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BwSuaEJoQzJfNZUzM4dpxPM75Og-ck6kTaQXudubpzo/edit )
“The German media have published information on the matter, which was provided by the German authorities and makes it clear that despite official statements, particularly from Baerbock—and she said in Moscow that they don’t interfere in the situation—that they not only interfere but they also pay for and moderate content; they did this in the past and they are doing it now,” Zakharova noted, when asked if German media outlets working in Russia would face any consequences, following Berlin’s statements about journalists’ ties to intelligence agencies.
