In a statement on Twitter, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated that the photos from Buça testify to a will to “destroy” that goes beyond all borders, and said, “For this reason, we have declared a significant number of employees of the Russian Embassy as persona non grata. Together with our partners, Russia We will further tighten existing sanctions against Ukraine, decisively expand our support for the Ukrainian armed forces, and also strengthen NATO’s eastern flank. made statements.
German media wrote that the number of Russian diplomats declared “persona non grata” is 40 and they were asked to leave Germany within 5 days.