Deutsche Welle relocates from Riga to Moscow after the closure of its studio in Moscow and the withdrawal of its staff's accreditation.
Deutsche Welle reports on their website.
As reported, infrastructure to continue the work will be set up over the upcoming weeks. As a result, Yuri Rescheto will remain the DW Bureau Chief.
DW Director General Peter Limbourg explained that the media company would continue to take all the technical and organizational measures possible to provide critical information to our audience in Russia and worldwide.
"Even though our website and most social media channels have been blocked by the Putin government in recent days, people in Russia can find a variety of ways to circumvent censorship", - he mentioned.
DW Editor-in-Chief Manuela Kasper-Claridge mentioned that the agency would provide its audience in Russia with comprehensive and sustainable information.
On February 3, 2022, the Russian government
banned DW broadcasting in Russia. As a reason Germany's ban on the German-language channel of Russian state propagandistic TV network RT DE.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that the authorities intend to consider recognizing DW as a foreign media outlet that acts as a "foreign agent." On February 4, the company's office in Moscow was closed, and staff had to hand over their accreditations to the press, making it impossible for them to continue working in Russia. In addition, after the start of the war against Ukraine and the entry into force of the law providing for the criminal punishment of truthful coverage of Moscow's military actions, work in Russia was stopped by many foreign media.
On March 3, DW Director General Peter Limbourg addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and called on them to "stay in dialogue, in which sometimes you can not do without the unpleasant truth."
"We want to provide you, dear citizens of Russia, with independent information in these difficult times of confrontation. This includes stating clearly that the heavy fighting in Ukraine is the result of a war of aggression ordered by President Putin and for which he is responsible. This is not a "special operation" against alleged Nazis, but it is an invasion that will result in endless suffering, destruction, death, and flight. As of now, far too many soldiers on both sides as well as Ukrainian civilians had been killed, " - stated Limbourg.