Hundreds of German civil servants will have to leave Russia

several hundred of officials germans who work in sectors such as education or culture must leave Russia in the next few days at the request of Moscowa German government source told AFP on Saturday.

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The Russian authorities urged Germany to reduce its diplomatic staff before June.

Between the officials Those affected include workers from public institutions such as the cultural center Goethe Institute or the German school of Moscowsaid the government source.

the german newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitungwho revealed the information, assured that the measure will affect several hundred people and represents a “diplomatic declaration of war” against berlin.

The German Foreign Ministry claimed the daily’s figure was “correct”, although he did not specify the exact number of people affected.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs set the month of April as the “maximum limit for the number of diplomatic staff and German public organizations” authorized to remain in Russiaindicated the German ministry.

Berlin had recently put pressure on Moscow to reduce the presence of its secret services in Germany.

“This limit set by Russia since the beginning of June implies significant cuts in all areas of the (German) presence in Russia”added the German government source.

Moscow had already announced the expulsion of some 20 German diplomats in retaliation, according to Russian authorities. berlin had also taken a similar step.

Source: Elcomercio

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