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Germany to remove at least 100 staff from its missions in Russia - source

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attends a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following their meeting in Moscow, Russia January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool

Germany will remove more than 100 employees working at its missions in Russia after Moscow imposed limits on the numbers allowed to work in the country, a source with the German foreign ministry said on Saturday.

"This limit, set by Russia for the beginning of June, requires a major cut in all areas of our presence in Russia," the source said.

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