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Russia says it will retaliate after state broadcaster accounts frozen in France

(FILES) This file photo taken on October 05, 2021 in Toulouse shows the logo of RT (Russia Today) TV channel displayed on a tablet. - The German broadcasting regulator said on February 2, 2022 it had banned the transmission of the German-language channel of Russian state broadcaster RT, amid rising tensions between Moscow and the West. AFP - LIONEL BONAVENTURE

Moscow will retaliate against French media in Russia after the bank accounts of RT France, the French arm of its state broadcaster, were frozen, Russian news agencies reported Saturday. Hours later, RT France's director announced the closure of the channel.

"After five years of harassment, the authorities in power have achieved their goal: the closure of RT France," Xenia Fedorova said in a Twitter statement on Saturday.

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