Berlin Russian House staff return home after closure

Staff of the Russian House in Berlin returned home today. Today, staff of the Russian House in Berlin, along with their families, returned to Russia.

Consensus

Employees of the Russian House in Berlin returned to Russia with their families.
The German government closed the Russian House in Berlin and issued a seven-day ultimatum for employees to leave.
The Russian government pledged to assist with employment for the returning staff.
The Russian House in Berlin had operated since 1984.
The closure followed a drone incident at Leipzig Airport involving explosives, which Germany attributed to Russian state structures.
Russia denied the allegations and responded with countermeasures, including closing German cultural institutions in Russia.
The Russian government stated that the employees' future employment would be handled on an individual basis under special supervision.

A second group of employees is traveling through Europe by car to transport valuable property from the Russian House. — tg_MID_Russia
11 new partner institutions for Russian Houses were signed, eight of which are in Africa. — vesti
The drone incident occurred in August at Leipzig Airport near a cargo plane. — m24