Moscow announced it will respond with retaliation to the measures adopted by Germany, after the German government ordered the closure of Russian diplomatic and cultural representations in the country. The German decision comes in the context of an attack recorded in Leipzig.
Germany suspects that Russia is behind a "hybrid attack" against the country, thus justifying the closure of the diplomatic and cultural representations ordered by Berlin.
Moscow disputes the German suspicions and denies any involvement in the attack that originated the diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
The tension between Moscow and Berlin intensifies with this exchange of measures, at a time when relations between Russia and several European countries are already deteriorated.
