Following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a press conference that discussions had occurred regarding the work of "Deutsche Welle in Russia and the work of RT in the federal republic."

Putin noted that he did not want to go into details "as to not complicate the situation, but we agreed that we would think about how these problems could be solved."

The German Chancellor expressed optimism that Deutsche Welle would be permitted to operate in Russia.

After talks with Putin, Scholz divulged his expectations that DW "would be able to continue its journalistic activities."

German broadcaster Deutsche Welle closed in early February its Moscow bureau after Russia shut down the media outlet's local operations following Germany banning a service of Russia's state TV network Russia Today. 

Moscow ordered Deutsche Welle to close and revoked staff accreditations in response to Berlin's ban on the German-language channel of Russia Today. 

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Deutsche Welle's Moscow bureau has around two dozen employees.