Russia is to shut the German state-broadcaster’s Moscow bureau, based on Russia’s ministry of overseas affairs. The transfer seems to be a response to Germany’s choice this week to dam the German-language model of Moscow state-broadcaster Russia At present. “The measures by the authorities in Russia are utterly incomprehensible and a complete overreaction,” mentioned Deutsche Welle director common Peter Limbourg. “Now we have been made right into a form of pawn,” he added.