Germany Expels Majority of Russian Consulates in Retaliation.

Germany has ordered Russia to close four out of its five consulates in Germany in a tit-for-tat move after Moscow set a limit for the number of German embassy staff and related bodies that can operate in Russia. The move reflects a new low in relations between Moscow and Berlin since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Only the embassy in Moscow and the consulate in St. Petersburg will remain open, while Germany will have to shut its consulates in Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, and Kaliningrad by November.