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RT DE is the German-language service of RT, the Russian international broadcaster, carrying news and current affairs to German-speaking audiences in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

RT in German

The grid runs on news editions, current-affairs programmes and talk shows covering world events and German public life, produced for the German-speaking audience from the network's newsroom. The service began broadcasting in German in 2014.

Suspended in the European Union

In March 2022 the European Union suspended RT's broadcasting across its member states, and satellite and cable operators removed the channels. Since then RT DE has distributed online, through its own site and social platforms, which makes its audience harder to measure and its reach dependent on platforms that also restrict it.

Funding and editorial direction

RT is financed from the Russian federal budget, and its editorial direction follows the state's foreign policy. That structure is the reason regulators cite when restricting it, and it is the central fact about the service's journalism.

Germany and the Russian-speaking audience

The service addresses German speakers as well as the country's large Russian-speaking population. Its presence in a media market that already includes public and private broadcasters makes it a subject of debate about foreign influence rather than a commercial competitor.

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