The German government has not confirmed media reports of the expulsion of 30 Russian diplomats. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Andrea Sasse, noted that such measures are not planned.
“At the moment we are not considering the expulsion of Russian diplomats,” RT quoted Sasse as saying.
Shortly before that, a number of German media reported that the German Foreign Ministry was planning to expel more than 30 Russian diplomats accredited to Berlin.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded with a proverb to a question about German companies looking back on “cries from Washington” to cooperate with Russian companies. The Russian leader at the congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) said: “What is good for a Russian is death for a German”.
The German government has denied German media reports of the expulsion of 30 Russian diplomats that
