Germany’s St. Petersburg Consulate Closes Amid Escalating Diplomatic Retaliation Between Berlin and Moscow
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Germany’s St. Petersburg consulate closes amid escalating diplomatic retaliation between Berlin and Moscow
The German Consulate General in St. Petersburg has closed. On the afternoon of September 17, the German flag, national emblem, and other symbols were removed from the consulate building on Furshtatskaya Street.
In Petersburg, officials of the closing German Consulate General removed the flag of the German Federal Republic and the European Union from the premises of the diplomatic mission, and the German diplomatic mission, located on Fursat Street, took up balconies and lowered State symbols and handed over the flag of the European Union to the RIA News. The closure of the genus was a response of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to unfriendly ac…
The German Consulate General in St. Petersburg is preparing to shut down: things and property are being removed from the building
The German Consulate General in St. Petersburg is preparing to shut down: things and property are being removed from the building.The "Izvestia" footage shows employees carrying out boxes and loading them into trucks parked nearby.On September...
GERMAN FLAGS REMOVED AS RUSSIA FORCES ST. PETERSBURG CONSULATE TO CLOSE
GERMAN FLAGS REMOVED AS RUSSIA FORCES ST. PETERSBURG CONSULATE TO CLOSE Germany’s national flags have been removed from its Consulate General in St. Petersburg as the diplomatic mission closes under an order from Moscow. Russia withdrew permission for the consulate to operate and ordered its personnel to leave by September 18. The German Embassy in […] The post GERMAN FLAGS REMOVED AS RUSSIA FORCES ST. PETERSBURG CONSULATE TO CLOSE first appeare…
Germany closes its St. Petersburg consulate amid rising tensions with Russia
The mission’s website says the German Embassy in Moscow will take over the consulate general’s responsibilities, Meduza reported. *** In early September, Russia’s Foreign Ministry withdrew permission for the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg to operate. The consulate was required to close by September 18, and all its employees were ordered to leave the country by that date. Russia ordered the closure after Germany announced that […] The…
German Consulate General in St. Petersburg Shuts Down
Today, the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg ceased operations after more than 50 years, with staff removing the German coat of arms and flags from the building on Furshtatskaya Street. The closure comes ahead of the September 18 deadline set by Moscow and marks another stark low point in German-Russian relations. The Russian government [...]
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