The German flag and coat of arms were removed from the consulate-general in St Petersburg on September 17 as Russia ordered the mission to close. Moscow said the step was retaliation for Germany shutting the Russian consulate in Bonn after accusing Russia of an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport. Russia called that claim an “absurd fabrication.”
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