US EditionGermany orders closure of four out of five Russian consulates in tit-for-tat move
- Germany is revoking licenses for four out of five Russian consulates in retaliation for Moscow's recent imposition of a limit on the number of German officials operating in Russia.
- The German foreign ministry stated that the move was intended to create a "parity of personnel and structures" between the two countries.
- Russian consulates in Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, and Novosibirsk will be closed, leaving only the German embassy in Moscow and the consulate in St Petersburg in operation.
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Germany to shut down 4 consulates in Russia in tit-for-tat move
Germany said on Wednesday it would shut down four out of five Russian consulates by revoking their licenses, a tit-for-tat move after Moscow's decision to limit the number of German officials in Russia to 350. The move represents a sharp downgrading of bilateral ties amid a wider collapse in relations…
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Germany “is losing its way” and defined its foreign policy as “hostile” after it decided to close four of the five consulates it has open in Russia. “Germany's decision to reduce its consular presence in Russia (is) another unfriendly step aimed at destroying Russian-German relations, encompassing decades of multifaceted, intense and mutually beneficial cooperation,” he said in a statement. In …
Berlin will minimize its diplomatic presence in the Eurasian country, in a move that worsens tense relations between the two countries after the invasion of Ukraine.
Solo un quinto consulado y la embajada rusa en Berlín seguirán funcionando. En abril, el Kremlin anunció la expulsión de una veintena de diplomáticos alemanes
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