Deutsche Welle's Moscow bureau closes after Russian ban

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced a day earlier that it was canceling DW's broadcasting license in Russia

A decision by the Russian government to shut down Deutsche Welle's Moscow office and withdraw accreditation from the German broadcaster's journalists in Russia came into effect on Friday at 9 a.m. local time (0600 UTC).

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced a day earlier that it was canceling DW's broadcasting license in Russia, calling it a response to the ban of the Russian broadcaster RT DE in Germany.

The ministry said authorities might consider putting DW on the list of so-called foreign agents.