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The German government has sharply criticized statements made by the Russian embassy in Berlin following the recent arrest of two German-Russian dual citizens accused of plotting sabotage attacks. The Russian embassy’s comments are flatly false, and threats from the Russians of consequences are rejected in the clearest possible terms, a spokesman for the German Foreign Office said in Berlin on Friday. The day before, the Russian embassy in Berlin had dismissed the allegations and denounced German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in angry terms for summoning the Russian ambassador. The arreste…