Russia denounces a new “mass expulsion” of diplomats in Germany

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22 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The Russian Government has denounced this Saturday a “massive expulsion” of workers from the Russian diplomatic offices in Germany and has promised a symmetrical response, in a new chapter of political tensions between two countries that have already crossed several measures of this type in the last year.

The Russian Foreign Ministry considers that Berlin wants to “completely destroy” relations with Moscow with “hostile” actions. The latest measure will imply a “significant” reduction in the number of diplomats that Germany can have in Russia, according to a statement in which Moscow claims that it already notified the German ambassador of the measure on April 5.

The Russian government has also reproached the German for its alleged indiscretions, since it would have breached “guarantees” not to make public the measures adopted by using the media with “controlled leaks” of information.