Moscow summoned German Ambassador Alexander Graf Lambsdorff on Friday to protest what it called Berlins persecution of Russian journalists, state media reported.The relocation followed claims from Russias leading media official in Berlin, Sergei Feoktistov, who stated German cops had actually taken his households passports after he was purchased to leave the nation.
He declared the passports were taken to avoid his family from going into hiding, according to the RIA Novosti news agency.The German ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry today, the ministry said, according to RIA.Tensions in between Moscow and Berlin have actually weakened greatly since Russias February 2022 intrusion of Ukraine.
Germany has actually become one of Kyivs main backers, providing substantial military and financial support.Russias Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned last week that countermeasures were being prepared and told German correspondents in Moscow to get ready.Moscow has actually regularly implicated Western nations of discriminating against Russian reporters and restricting Kremlin-linked media abroad.
The EU banned the RT network in 2022, citing its role in spreading out disinformation about the war in Ukraine.Russia has struck back by obstructing lots of Western media outlets and barring a number of foreign journalists from entering the country.