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Germany and Russia Exchange Diplomatic Blows, Close Consulates
The German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin has announced that three out of four operational consulates in the Russian Federation will close. The consulates to be closed are: Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Kaliningrad while the consulate in St. Petersburg and the embassy in Moscow will remain open. Germany also ordered the Russian Foreign Ministry to close four of its consulates in their country.