🗣 German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul calls Russia’s announced closure of Goethe-Institut branches ‘very regrettable’ and ‘unjustified,' saying the step would further damage already strained relations

👉 Remarks came after Russia announced closure of Goethe-Institut offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg in tit-for-tat response to Germany’s decision to terminate an agreement on the Russian cultural centre