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Russia Gives German Diplomats 11 Days to Leave

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russia ordered German diplomats to leave the consulate by September 18 and asked Goethe-Institut staff to leave the country by September 13.
  • Moscow said the measures respond to Germany’s closure of Russian Houses in Berlin and the Russian Consulate General in Bonn.
  • The dispute follows Berlin’s accusation that Moscow attempted to organize an explosive-drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport, allegations Russian officials have rejected as fabricated.

Moscow has given German diplomats 11 days to leave, ordering consulate staff to depart by September 18 and asking Goethe-Institut personnel to leave Russia no later than September 13. The Foreign Ministry also announced the closure of Germany’s consulate general in St. Petersburg and all German Goethe-Institut branches in the country.

Russia presented the move as a response to Germany’s closure of Russian Houses in Berlin and the Russian Consulate General in Bonn. Berlin announced those closures after accusing Moscow of trying to organize an attack at Leipzig/Halle airport the previous month using an explosive drone.

a serious mistake

· Vladimir PutinPutin’s description of Germany’s decision to close Russian institutions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Germany’s decision to close the Russian institutions “a serious mistake” and said the evidence had been falsified. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used sharper language, describing Germany’s accusations against Moscow as “the beginning of a real war.”

In comments published by the Vesti news program’s website, Lavrov said Sunday that Germany’s closures reminded him of events before the Second World War. He added that the Germans apparently wanted war again.

the beginning of a real war

· Sergei LavrovLavrov’s characterization of Germany’s accusations against Moscow.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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