Russian consulate in Maastricht defaced in blue-yellow colors

Unknowns have defaced the Russian consulate in Maastricht. With paint, the colors of the Ukrainian flag have been sprayed on the walls and windows of the consulate, as well as some proverbs in Cyrillic script. The text “Hands off UKR” is sprayed in blue and yellow for everyone, however.

The Dutch consul praised Putin in De Limburger on Tuesday. Entrepreneur Baron Constantijn van Vloten (70) has a company in Saint Petersburg and is also consul of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in North Brabant and Limburg. That consulate represents the interests of Russian nationals in both provinces.

The consul sees the Russian president as the man who prevents the Third World War, the newspaper notes. He justifies the war in much the same terms as Putin, and that may have given angry graffiti artists the idea of ​​giving his consulate a fresh coat of paint.

Unknown persons also unscrewed the name plate of the consulate at Achter de Comedie from the wall. To avoid problems, the consul had the Russian flag removed from the building.