
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (R) and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul give a joint statement on national security, at the Interior Ministry in Berlin on September 1, 2026. The German government announced on September 1 it would shut Russia's consulate in Bonn and its cultural centre in Berlin after saying Moscow was responsible for a drone incident at a strategic airport. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)


