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Germany claims Russia uses Red media for disinformation, linked to RT. AFA Medya, running Red, faces EU sanctions.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Russia is using the online media outlet Red to sow discontent in German society as part of a disinformation campaign waged alongside its war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry in Berlin said on Wednesday.
"Red presents itself as a revolutionary platform for independent journalists. However, it has close links with the Russian state media outlet RT," a spokesperson for the foreign ministry told reporters in Berlin.
"Today we can confirm that Red is being used by Russia specifically to manipulate information," the spokesperson added.
Red is run by Turkish media company AFA Medya, which together with its founder Huseyin Dogru is already the subject of EU sanctions targeting Russia and is accused of "undermining the democratic political process" in Germany.
After they were sanctioned, Red announced on May 16 that it was closing down.
(Reporting by Rachel More and Miranda MurrayEditing by Madeline Chambers)
Germany claims that Russia is using the online media outlet Red to sow discontent in German society as part of a disinformation campaign.
Red is run by the Turkish media company AFA Medya, which is already subject to EU sanctions.
A spokesperson for the foreign ministry confirmed that Red is being used by Russia specifically to manipulate information.
After being sanctioned, Red announced on May 16 that it was closing down.
AFA Medya and its founder Huseyin Dogru are accused of undermining democratic political processes.
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