In a tit-for-tat move, Russia on Monday announced retaliatory measures against the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg and Germany’s Goethe-Institut centers in Russia.
As Russia withdrew its consent for the operations of the consulate, it must cease its activities on no later than Sept. 18, and all consular staff must leave Russia by the same date, said a Foreign Ministry statement.
Germany’s Goethe-Institut cultural centers in Russia must also cease their activities, with seconded staff ordered to leave the country no later than Sept. 13, it said.
The move followed Berlin’s closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and the Russian House of Science and Culture in Berlin, the ministry said
Germany is fully responsible to the new spiral of escalation in relations with Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
ReplyDeleteGerman Charge d’ Affaires in Moscow Bernd Finke was notified that in response to Berlin’s unfriendly actions, Russia is closing Goethe cultural centers and the consulate general in St. Petersburg.
"It was stated that it was the German government that provoked another round of escalation in bilateral relations. The German government bears full and complete responsibility for the consequences," the ministry emphasized.
Ответственность за последствия нового витка эскалации в отношениях РФ и ФРГ полностью лежит на Берлине, заявили в МИД.
ReplyDeleteСотрудникам немецких центров имени Гёте предписано выехать из России не позднее 13 сентября 2026 года, сообщили в МИД РФ.
DeleteРФ отзывает согласие на функционирование генконсульства ФРГ в Санкт-Петербурге, которое должно прекратить работу не позднее 18 сентября, сообщили в МИД.
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