Berlin, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - Berlin's crumbling 'Russian houses' trapped in bureaucratic limbo

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2026-02-08

The thorny issue of what to do with Russian assets has not only stumped Western leaders but also officials in Berlin who are saddled with three crumbling buildings belonging to Moscow. Known locally as the "Russian houses", they sheltered Soviet soldiers and their families in the eastern neighbourhood of Karlshorst, the site of the Nazis' final capitulation, which then housed the Soviet military's headquarters in communist East Germany. Since the......

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