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non-profit association of the Federal Republic of Germany for the promotion of the German language abroad and for global cultural exchange
Russia shuts German consulate and cultural centers amid drone attack dispute
Russia has ordered the closure of Germany’s consulate in St. Petersburg by September 18 as a tit-for-tat response to Germany shuttering Russia’s consulates and cultural centers in Bonn and Berlin, signaling a deepening bilateral crisis amid the war in Ukraine. The move follows Berlin’s accusations of a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle and comes with Moscow and Berlin trading blame and warnings of high-stakes escalation, marking a new low in their relations as both sides publicly hold the other responsible.
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About Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut is a nonprofit German cultural organization operational worldwide with more than 150 cultural centres across 99 countries, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and relations. Around 246,000 people have studied German in these courses per year. It is named after German poet and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. As a registered association, the Goethe-Institut e.V. is politically independent.
Everything about Goethe-Institut →- Country
- Germany
- Headquarters
- Goethe-Institut Central Office Munich, Munich
- Inception
- 1951
- Website
- https://www.goethe.de/, https://www.goethe.de/en/, https://swb.bsz-bw.de/DB=2.308/