Russia Germany Consulate Closure 9238344 07.09.2026 Flags of Germany and European Union flutter at the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russia s Foreign Ministry on September 7 announced the closure of the â the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg and the German cultural centres ‹in retaliation â for Berlin s decision to close the Russian consulate in aBonn and a Russian acultural centre in Berlin. Last week, Germany blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig Halle Airport on August 4, when an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian plane. Artem Pryakhin Sputnik St. Petersburg Russia
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Russia Germany Consulate Closure 9238344 07.09.2026 Flags of Germany and European Union flutter at the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russia s Foreign Ministry on September 7 announced the closure of the â the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg and the German cultural centres ‹in retaliation â for Berlin s decision to close the Russian consulate in aBonn and a Russian acultural centre in Berlin. Last week, Germany blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig Halle Airport on August 4, when an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian plane. Artem Pryakhin Sputnik St. Petersburg Russia
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