Russia banned from operating consulate generals in Germany

From the end of the year, Russia will only be allowed to operate the embassy in Berlin as well as one of its five consulates genera. In response to the expulsion of German diplomatic staff, the government has banned Russia from operating four consulates general in Germany, a Foreign Office spokesman said in Berlin. The decision is the latest in a diplomatic tit-for-tat after the Russian Foreign Ministry decided to cap Germany’s representation in the country at 350 staff, a move the German spokesman described on Wednesday as an “initial escalatory step.” What is your take on the tit- for tat- diplomacy between Germany and Russia ?