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EU calls Russia closure of Deutsche Welle bureau 'unacceptable'

DW's Moscow office was closed after Germany banned Russia Today from working in Germany. Yuri Kadobnov AFP

The EU on Friday slammed Russia's decision to close the Moscow bureau of German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, calling it "unacceptable" and "a bad development".

This week the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the closure of DW's Moscow office, saying the step was a "retaliatory measure" against Berlin prohibiting the German language broadcasts of the state-run Russian outlet RT in December last year.

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