After banning German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) from working in Russia this week, Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Germany on Friday against further escalations to the situation. “If Germany is bent on escalation, then we will respond accordingly,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, adding that, if Germany opted to normalize the situation instead, then Russia would be likely to respond in kind. The Foreign Ministry effectively ended the news organization’s work in Russia on Thursday, revoking the accreditation of DW journalists and announcing the network’s Moscow bureau w…