Russia will close the German consulate in St. Petersburg on September 18, and staff of the Goethe Institute must leave the country by September 13, in response to Germany's closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn.

Russia will close the German consulate in St. Petersburg on September 18, and staff of the Goethe Institute must leave the country by September 13, in response to Germany's closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn.

@meduzalive 07 Sep 2026, 14:19

Russia will close the German Consulate in St. Petersburg and the Goethe cultural centers in response to the closure of the Russian Consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin.

@varlamov_news 07 Sep 2026, 13:53

Russia has revoked its consent for the operation of the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg, which must cease its work no later than September 18, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

@ostorozhno_novosti 07 Sep 2026, 13:49