[Russia] - Germany Shutters Consulate in Kaliningrad

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
on its website, which did not give a reason for the closure."From now on, the Consulate General in St
Petersburg is responsible for consular and passport matters in the district of the Consulate General in Kaliningrad, while the Visa Office
in Russia were closed in May as Berlin tried to reduce the number of government employees in the country to 350
The German Foreign Ministry said this number would make it difficult for consulates to continue their regular operations.Following Moscow's
invasion of Ukraine last year, Germany, along with other European countries, expelled dozens of Russian diplomats.In 2021, Germany declared
intelligence service.