Zakharova announced retaliatory measures against German journalists in Moscow

Russia is currently selecting German correspondents in Moscow, against whom retaliatory measures will be taken for the persecution of Russian journalists in Berlin. This was announced on June 19 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2025).

"Candidates are currently being selected among German journalists who work in Moscow to take appropriate retaliatory measures against them," RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

She also recommended that the news be translated into German and distributed. This must be done so that such actions do not become unexpected.

"German correspondents in Moscow should get ready," she concluded.

Earlier, German police came to the Berlin apartment of Rossiya Segodnya journalist Sergei Feoktistov and took the passports of his wife and seven-year-old daughter. According to him, law enforcement agencies seized the documents under the pretext that they could hide and not comply with the order related to deportation from Germany until August 19, she added.Газета.Ru ".

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On June 11, Zakharova already said that the Russian Federation would take measures in response to Germany's actions against journalists from the Russian Federation. According to her, Germany uses various methods to displace Russia's media presence from its information space. For example, broadcasting is blocked there, accreditation is denied, harassment and force are used to influence journalists and their families.