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Moscow promises retaliation for Berlin’s move Moscow promises retaliation for Berlin’s move
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Russia’s Embassy in Germany has denounced Berlin’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats over the murder of a Chechen separatist. Calling it an “obvious unfriendly step,” Moscow vowed to respond in the near future.Russia’s Embassy in Germany has denounced Berlin’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats over the murder of a Chechen separatist. Calling it an “obvious unfriendly step,” Moscow vowed to respond in the near future.
The diplomatic mission has lodged a “strong protest” in response to Wednesday’s decision by the German foreign ministry. The Russian diplomats called the move “unwarranted” and said that it would not “be left without an appropriate response.” The diplomatic mission has lodged a “strong protest” in response to Wednesday’s decision by the German Foreign Ministry. The Russian diplomats called the move “unwarranted,” and said it would not “be left without an appropriate response.”
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DETAILS TO FOLLOW Earlier on Wednesday, a German court sentenced a Russian citizen to life in prison. The man – identified as Vadim Krasikov, who had allegedly operated under a fake name – was found guilty of killing a Chechen separatist, Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, in Berlin in 2019. According to the German prosecutors, Krasikov had been sent by the Russian security services – something the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Russian Ambassador Sergey Nechaev had been summoned over the case. He was informed that the diplomats had been expelled in response to what Germany called a “grave violation” of its sovereignty. Nechaev denounced the verdict as “politically motivated” and “biased.”