A permanent diplomatic mission was initially established by the Tsardom of Russia in Berlin in 1706, at the time the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia.

It moved to the Palais Kurland [de] on Unter den Linden in 1832 after the building was purchased by Tsar Nicholas I and served as the embassy to the German Empire until closed at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.

In 2023, Russia reduced its total representation in Germany to officially 350 people (diplomats, teachers, employees at foundations).

Security circles say that in the post-2022 situation, the Russian accredited diplomatic staff in Austria is involved in operations in Germany.

[5] It is assumed that the Bonn consulate has extensive interception and communications technology close to the German military central command on Hardthöhe.