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Russia has blacklisted three German non-governmental organizations. The move is a major setback for the bilateral Petersburg Dialogue forum in its 20th year.
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Dass Russland mehrere deutsche NGOs als unerwünscht eingestuft hat, bedeutet für den zivilgesellschaftlichen "Petersburger Dialog" einen Rückschlag. Seine Mitglieder sind direkt betroffen und wollen kein "Weiter-so".
Kremlin threatened by Russia s systemic opposition ?
German NGOs in firing line
Earlier this week, Moscow branded three German NGOs as undesirable, effectively banning them from operating. That prompted strong criticism from the European Union and the German government.
Stefan Melle, head of German-Russian Exchange, which is one of the German groups affected by the move, told DW that Russia is unfortunately being closed off by its leaders. That makes us very concerned, not only for our colleagues and partners on the ground, but really also for the people in Russia as a whole, he added. We think this is part of a larger escalation process and that will unfortunately continue at least until the Duma elections in September 2021.