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Russia withdraws consent for German consulate general in St. Petersburg

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it has withdrawn its consent for the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg to operate. Reports state the mission was required to cease operations by September 18, alongside restrictions on German Goethe-Institut cultural centres. Subsequent reports state the consulate has formally closed its doors.

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WhereSaint Petersburg
59.939, 30.314 ±10 km
First reported38 days ago
Published2026-09-17 15:18 UTC
Sources4
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Reports8Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Russia withdraws consent for German consulate general in St. Petersburg. 2026-09-17T15:18:00.650Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2625. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-17/%D1%81-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D1%81%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%B8-%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1-955e2296

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