Russia shuts German consulate in St. Petersburg in tit-for-tat move after Leipzig drone incident
Russia said 3 Goethe-Institut branches must close and German consulate staff must leave after Germany shut Russian missions over a drone attack allegation.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday the closure of the German Consulate General in Petersburg, ordering all staff to leave the Russian Federation by Sept. 18.
- This follows Germany's decision last week to close the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian House cultural center in Berlin after blaming Moscow for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig Airport.
- Staff at the German Goethe-Institut in Moscow, Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg were required to leave by yesterday, as the Foreign Ministry confirmed closure of these cultural centers across Russia.
- President Vladimir Putin accused Germany of planting evidence to frame Moscow for the Aug drone incident, while the Foreign Ministry stated Berlin "bears full and complete responsibility" for escalation.
- Western officials have repeatedly accused Moscow of conducting a campaign of sabotage to undermine support for Ukraine, though Russia has rejected these claims, casting the allegations as an "absurd fabrication.
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Russia joins the Goethe Institutes as well as the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered that this should be done by 18 September.
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Russia shutters German consulate, Goethe cultural centres
Russia has announced measures against Germany’s “unfriendly actions” taken in protest over the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport in August. Last week, Germany ordered the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and terminated the lease for the Russian House of Science and Culture in Berlin. Moscow retaliated in the same vein on Monday by […] Russia shutters German consulate, Goethe cultural centres
Leipzig False-Flag Drama Is Cover for Germany’s Expansion of Drone War on Russia - LewRockwell
The Leipzig false-flag event is a desperate attempt to cover up and gaslight the public into perceiving Russia as a threat. European news headlines have been dominated by Germany’s accusation that Russia carried out a drone attack on Leipzig airport. The accusation is unprecedented and provocative. Moscow furiously rejected the claim and pointed out that […]
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