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A Goethe Institute building in Munich, 21 October, 2019

Video. Russia to close branches of Germany's Goethe Institut, FM Lavrov says

Updated: 03/09/2026 - 10:34 GMT+2

Moscow has been widely accused by Western officials of running a campaign of sabotage and disruption with the aim of undermining support for Ukraine and destabilising European nations.

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