The chief reporter for the newspaper Bild, who was present at a press conference of the German government, asked whether the German authorities believe that the protests and demonstrations against the isolation regime were inspired from abroad and there are “people who are connected with the Kremlin”. He asked what measures the government could take in this regard.
In response, representatives of the German authorities noted that the authorities are very worried about the current situation, not responding to the thesis about Russia.
“What do you think about the allegations of a colleague from Bild that Russia is behind the protests?” - Asked a clarifying question journalist RT Deutsch.
German officials replied that "all cases are individual" and "we have already answered this question."
After that, the microphone was turned on to Bild’s journalist: “I want to tell a colleague who works for Russia that we don’t have state media in Germany, but there is a free press and free exchange of opinions - fortunately for a colleague from Russia.”
When RT Deutsch correspondent Warweg wanted to respond to this remark, they turned off his microphone.
“If you constantly have to emphasize that there is a“ free, independent press ”in Germany, then it’s more and more difficult to believe in it,” one of the users commented on the incident.
In April 2019, the then Minister of Justice of Germany, Katarina Barley, was criticized for an interview with RT Deutsch.
In particular, in a conversation with a RT correspondent, Barley spoke about the situation of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, her attitude to the politics of French President Emmanuel Macron, and also commented on the implementation of the Nord Stream-2 project, calling it a private enterprise.