Germany blocks German-language Russian channel

RT DE, the German-language channel of the Russian state broadcaster, was blocked from Europe's satellite network on December 22 at the request of German authorities, but was still available over the internet and via a mobile app

The German broadcasting regulator said Wednesday it had banned the transmission of the German-language channel of Russian state broadcaster RT, with Moscow vowing to take "retaliatory measures".

The transmission of the channel "RT DE" was "prohibited because it does not have the necessary broadcasting licence", the German regulator's authorisation and oversight commission said in a statement.