Frankfurt (Germany), Sept. 3 (LaPresse) – Russia will not take the initiative to downgrade diplomatic relations with Germany, while Berlin has not made any proposals to that effect at this time. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this. “At least they are not talking about it and I don’t think we will be the ones to take the initiative. On the other hand, it is obvious that at this moment they are capable of taking any absurd step,” Peskov said. The Kremlin also described the German government’s decision to close the Russian Consulate General in Bonn as incoherent and absurd, stressing that it would bring no political benefit to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “All of this appears incoherent and absurd. Especially considering that the German interior minister has not provided convincing arguments or evidence to support the accusations,” Peskov said. “Therefore, it is unlikely to add to Merz’s reputation and is unlikely to save his political fate,” the Russian president’s spokesman concluded. The German Foreign Ministry announced that the Russian Consulate General in Bonn will close on September 18.
Germany, Kremlin: “We will not downgrade relations with Berlin”
Frankfurt (Germany), Sept. 3 (LaPresse) – Russia will not take the initiative to downgrade diplomatic relations with Germany, while Berlin has not made any proposals to that effect at this time. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this. “At least they are not talking about it and I don’t think we will be the ones to take the initiative. On the other hand, it is obvious that at this moment they are capable of taking any absurd step,” Peskov said. The Kremlin also described the German government’s decision to close the Russian Consulate General in Bonn as incoherent and absurd, stressing that it would bring no political benefit to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “All of this appears incoherent and absurd. Especially considering that the German interior minister has not provided convincing arguments or evidence to support the accusations,” Peskov said. “Therefore, it is unlikely to add to Merz’s reputation and is unlikely to save his political fate,” the Russian president’s spokesman concluded. The German Foreign Ministry announced that the Russian Consulate General in Bonn will close on September 18.