# Russian embassy calls closure of German consulate a tit-for-tat response

https://mins.news/en/item/53214

- TASS, 2026-09-10 14:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2185665

> The Russian Embassy in Germany said Moscow’s decision to close the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg and Goethe cultural centers was a reciprocal response to Berlin’s unfriendly measures against Russian-German relations. It said Germany had offered no evidence for its allegations linking Russia to the Leipzig drone incident before closing Russian facilities.

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