“Deutsche Welle stands for free and independent press work. She also advocates thorough and critical quality journalism and, therefore, precisely what makes free media an integral feature of any democracy, ”the RIA Novosti agency said.
They added that they were following the events "with concern and very carefully."
Earlier it became known that the State Duma commission to investigate interference in the internal affairs of Russia would ask the Foreign Ministry to consider withdrawing accreditation in the country of Deutsche Welle due to violation of Russian law. The Foreign Ministry announced its readiness to consider this issue.
According to the commission, Deutsche Welle violated Russian law by publishing material calling for an unauthorized rally in Moscow.