Russia shutters German consulate, Goethe cultural centres

Russia has announced measures against Germany’s “unfriendly actions” taken successful protestation implicit the attempted drone onslaught astatine Leipzig/Halle Airport successful August.

Last week, Germany ordered the closure of the Russian Consulate General successful Bonn and terminated the lease for the Russian House of Science and Culture successful Berlin.

Moscow retaliated successful the aforesaid vein on Monday by revoking its consent to the functioning of the German Consulate General successful Saint Petersburg.

The Foreign Ministry stated that the diplomatic ngo indispensable upwind down by September 18, and each its employees indispensable depart Russia by that date.

Additionally, the Goethe taste centres indispensable cease operations nary aboriginal than September 13, portion their unit members indispensable permission Russia by that date.

Moscow said the enactment handed to the German broadside emphasised that Berlin “provoked a caller escalation successful bilateral relations.”

The United Kingdom, the EU and NATO condemned the Leipzig/Halle Airport incident, which ...