NewzRussia has announced plans to close the branches of Germany's Goethe-Institut within its borders. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the decision is a direct response to Germany's earlier closure of the Russian House in Berlin.
The German government's closure of the Russian House followed accusations blaming Moscow for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The tit-for-tat closures mark a further escalation in diplomatic tensions between Berlin and Moscow.
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