Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on September 3 that in view of Germany's decision to close the "Russian House" in Berlin and the Russian Consulate General in Bonn, Russia will also close the Goethe Institute, a number of German cultural institutions established in Russia. german foreign minister wald fuor expressed "great regret" about this on the same day ".

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Lavrov said when attending related activities of the Eastern Economic Forum that day that Germany decided to close the "Russian House" in Berlin and the Russian Consulate General in Bonn on the grounds that an allegedly Russian drone crashed in Leipzig. Germany has Goethe Institutes in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other places, and Russia will also close relevant German institutions.

Wadfur expressed regret over Russia's decision on the 3rd, saying that this measure "has no legitimate reason" and will further damage German-Russian relations.

German police found a drone near a Ukrainian transport plane at Leipzig airport in eastern Germany on August 5. The drone was said to be loaded with explosives. According to German media reports, after the incident, a number of evidence points to Russia. The Russian side denied this, saying that Ukraine was behind the incident.

Waldefur and German Interior Minister Dobrint stated at a press conference on September 1 that Russia should be responsible for the attempted drone attack in early August and decided to close the Russian Consulate General in Bonn on September 18. At the same time, the relevant contract with the cultural institution "Russian House" in Berlin was terminated.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on social media on the 2nd that it summoned the German Chargé d'affaires in Russia on the anti-Russian actions and remarks of the German government that day. The Russian Foreign Ministry also issued a statement saying that Russia will respond strongly to Germany's actions.