Germany decided on Monday to declare undesirable a 'significant number' of officials at the Russian embassy, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, adding that Berlin would also boost its support to Ukraine's armed forces.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks to the media during a press statement with Singaporean Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan in the Foreign Office in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2022. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERSBERLIN, April 4 - Germany decided on Monday to declare undesirable a "significant number" of officials at the Russian embassy, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, adding that Berlin would also boost its support to Ukraine's armed forces.
"The images from Bucha testify to an unbelievable brutality on the part of the Russian leadership and those who follow its propaganda," Baerbock said in a statement, referring to civilian killings in north Ukraine. "The Federal Government has therefore decided today to declare undesirable a significant number of members of the Russian Embassy who have worked here in Germany every day against our freedom, against the cohesion of our society.""We are launching further responses with our partners," she added.
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