Russia shutters German consulate as diplomatic freeze deepens
Moscow retaliates after similar move from Berlin last week citing failed drone attack on airport.
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Russia shutters German consulate as diplomatic freeze deepens
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Russia closed the German Consulate-General in St. Petersburg on Monday in retaliation for Germany's closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin. Moscow cited a failed drone attack on an airport as context for the escalating diplomatic tensions. The move represents the latest in a series of tit-for-tat closures between the two countries as their diplomatic relationship deepens freeze.
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Russia closes German consulate in St Petersburg after drone spat
MOSCOW, Sept 7 - Russia said on Monday it was closing down the German Consulate-General in St. Petersburg in retaliation for Berlin's decision to close the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin.