German Consulate General in St. Petersburg
The German Consulate General in St. Petersburg is a diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Russian Federation. It is one of Germany's main consular posts in Russia, handling visa services, assistance to German citizens, and relations with the northwestern Russian regions. The consulate reports to the German Embassy in Moscow.
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Germany identifies two suspects in Leipzig airport drone attack, blames Russia
German investigators have named a Belarusian citizen and a Russian linked to Russian military intelligence (GRU) as the main suspects in the 4 August drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport. A drone carrying explosives hidden in a vegetable tin can landed next to a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft but failed to detonate because of a faulty detonator. On 1 September, Germany officially blamed Russia for the incident and announced the closure of the Russian consulate general in Bonn and the termination of the agreement on the "Russian House" in Berlin; Moscow responded by closing the German consulate general in St. Petersburg and Goethe cultural centers.