Russia has branded German international news broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) as a “foreign agent” after banning the channel in February. DW was listed on Monday in a register of “foreign agents” maintained by the Justice Ministry. “This latest, arbitrary decision by the Russian authorities was unfortunately to be expected. It is a further attack on press freedom and a fresh attempt to cut the Russian population off from free, independent media,” DW Director General Peter Limbourg said. “It started with the forced closure of our studio in Moscow at the beginning of February, then our website in…