On December 12, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Russia Geza Andreas von Geyr was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry to face a resolute protest over the ungrounded decision adopted by the German Government on December 4, 2019, to declare two employees of the Russian Embassy in Berlin personae non gratae.

In this connection, guided by the principle of reciprocity and Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, the Russian side has decided to declare two employees of the German Embassy in Russia personae non gratae as a response measure. They are ordered to leave this country within seven days. A note to this effect has been presented to the German Ambassador.