Russia responded with the same currency to the mass expulsion of its diplomats from Berlin, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday, as quoted by Reuters.

“The German authorities have decided on another mass expulsion of employees of Russian diplomatic institutions in Germany. We strongly condemn these actions of Berlin, which continue to defiantly destroy the entire spectrum of Russian-German relations,” the agency said.

Moscow does not disclose the number of diplomats involved.

“As a reaction to the hostile actions of Berlin, the Russian side decided to mirror the expulsion of German diplomats from Russia, as well as significantly limit the maximum number of employees of German diplomatic missions in our country,” they stated. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

He noted that the German ambassador in Moscow was informed about these measures on April 5.

Relations between Moscow and Berlin, previously the biggest buyer of Russian oil and gas, have soured since Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022 and the West responded with sanctions.

Germany has also become one of the most important supporters of Kyiv, which it helps with a large number of weapons.