# Russia to open 11 more ‘Russian Houses’ worldwide as Germany closes Berlin site

https://mins.news/en/item/50001

- Meduza, 2026-09-08 15:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/08/russia-to-open-11-more-russian-houses-worldwide-as-germany-closes-one-in-berlin

> Rossotrudnichestvo head Igor Chaika says 11 new Russian Houses will open abroad, including eight in Africa, while the network expands into the CIS for the first time. Germany is closing the Russian House in Berlin and Russia’s consulate in Bonn after blaming Moscow for sabotage at Leipzig Airport; Russia responded by closing the Goethe-Institut and Germany’s consulate in St. Petersburg.

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