All articles tagged with #tit for tat
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 staff at the German Embassy and related bodies 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.
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.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country "will not be intimidated" by China after Beijing expelled a Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move linked to allegations of Chinese interference. Trudeau's government expelled a Chinese diplomat based in Toronto, Zhao Wei, from the country this week after "careful consideration". Hours later, Beijing announced it would expel Jennifer Lynn Lalonde, the Canadian consul in Shanghai, in a "reciprocal countermeasure". The move comes amid frosty relations between the two countries, including the detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and the arrest of two Canadians on spying charges.