Russia has shut down the Moscow bureau of Deutsche Welle, Germany international media broadcaster, and has withdrawn the press credentials of all of DW jour
In an open letter, celebrities from around the world have called for an end to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The prominent signatories include Ai Weiwei, Herta Müller and Ian McEwan.
Moscow has reacted harshly in the dispute over a ban on the German-language programming of its state broadcaster RT. Deutsche Welle (with headquarters in Bonn) is now banned in Russia.
In an unprecedented act of retaliation, Moscow has banned DW from broadcasting in Russia. It's a response to Germany blocking Russian state broadcaster RT but there were warning signs long before that.