Following the planned closure of the Russian House in Berlin, attention shifts to a villa in Dresden operated by Rossotrudnitschestwo, a Russian state organization sanctioned by the EU. The Dresden property, located at Zittauer Straße 29, is managed through the German branch of Rossotrudnitschestwo and rented (apparently free of charge) to the controversial 'Deutsch-Russisches Kulturinstitut' (DRKI), which offers Russian language courses, a library, and consular document assistance. The DRKI has hosted pro-Russian events, including support activities for Russian interests in occupied Eastern Ukraine. Saxony's Green party parliamentary leader Valentin Lippmann expressed concerns about shifting Russian propaganda activities from Berlin to Dresden and called on German state and federal governments to take measures to curb these operations. The Dresden villa’s use is not covered by the expired or suspended 2011 German-Russian treaty that governed the Russian House in Berlin. The German Foreign Ministry confirmed the property has no diplomatic or consular status, and Russian staff are being expelled in line with broader diplomatic expulsions following the drone attack in Leipzig. Planned demonstrations for and against the Russian House's closure were reported.

Following the planned closure of the Russian House in Berlin, attention shifts to a villa in Dresden operated by Rossotrudnitschestwo, a Russian state organization sanctioned by the EU. The Dresden property, located at Zittauer Straße 29, is managed through the German branch of Rossotrudnitschestwo and rented (apparently free of charge) to the controversial 'Deutsch-Russisches Kulturinstitut' (DRKI), which offers Russian language courses, a library, and consular document assistance. The DRKI has hosted pro-Russian events, including support activities for Russian interests in occupied Eastern Ukraine. Saxony's Green party parliamentary leader Valentin Lippmann expressed concerns about shifting Russian propaganda activities from Berlin to Dresden and called on German state and federal governments to take measures to curb these operations. The Dresden villa’s use is not covered by the expired or suspended 2011 German-Russian treaty that governed the Russian House in Berlin. The German Foreign Ministry confirmed the property has no diplomatic or consular status, and Russian staff are being expelled in line with broader diplomatic expulsions following the drone attack in Leipzig. Planned demonstrations for and against the Russian House's closure were reported.