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Trump Administration Official’s Plane Lands Without an Engine, EU Border Blockade Looms

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

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

At a glance

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  • Russia will close Goethe-Institut branches after Germany shut the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and Russian House in Berlin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
  • A U.S. Coast Guard aircraft carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing in Washington after losing its right engine; all 14 people aboard were unharmed.
  • About 50,000 people demonstrated in Madrid in support of Ceuta and chanted for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to resign, while similar rallies took place in more than 260 municipalities.

Russia is closing Goethe-Institut branches in the country after Germany shut the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and the Russian House cultural center in Berlin. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov presented the move as retaliation.

Of course they will be closed, after our cultural center was thrown out.

· Sergei LavrovRussia’s foreign minister described the planned closure of Goethe-Institut branches as a response to Germany’s closure of Russian facilities.

“Of course they will be closed, after our cultural center was thrown out,” Lavrov said during a lecture organized by the Russian Znanie Society on the sidelines of the 11th Eastern Economic Forum. He said Germany had “deliberately taken a step that it must have known would mean the end of its cultural presence in the Russian Federation.”

Meanwhile, a U.S. Coast Guard Gulfstream C-37A carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Sept. 2 after one of its two engines failed. The aircraft had taken off from Georgia about 90 minutes earlier and carried 14 people, including senior Department of Homeland Security officials.

Deliberately taken a step that it must have known would mean the end of its cultural presence in the Russian Federation.

· Sergei LavrovLavrov criticized Germany’s decision to close the Russian House in Berlin.

The pilot told air traffic controllers that the plane had “lost the right engine and has an emergency situation.” After the safe landing, Mullin praised the crew: “U.S. Coast Guard pilots made landing on one engine look routine. No panic, just complete professionalism.” He added that the pilots told him it was their first such incident.

U.S. Coast Guard pilots made landing on one engine look routine. No panic, just complete professionalism.

· Markwayne MullinThe U.S. homeland security secretary praised the crew after the aircraft landed safely.

In Spain, about 50,000 people gathered outside Madrid’s regional government headquarters at Cibeles Square in demonstrations organized under the slogan “For Ceuta.” The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces called the rallies, which opposition parties supported. Participants waved Spanish flags, declared “Ceuta is Spanish” and demanded Sánchez’s resignation. Opposition Popular Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Vox leader Santiago Abascal attended the Madrid protest.

Lost the right engine and has an emergency situation.

· PilotThe aircraft crew’s message to air traffic controllers during the emergency.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. 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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