Russia tells Germany it is open to ending media row


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  • Friday, 04 Feb 2022

FILE PHOTO: The logo of German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle is pictured in Berlin, Germany, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it would respond in kind if Germany moved to end a dispute over their respective media outlets, but would escalate the row further if Berlin chose to do so.

Russia said a day earlier it was shutting down German broadcaster Deutsche Welle's operations in Moscow and stripping its staff of their accreditation in a retaliatory move after Berlin banned broadcasts by Russia's RT DE channel.

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