Russia deports two German diplomats – ‘Unacceptable’ says Germany

Russia has declared two German diplomats serving in the German embassy in Moscow as persona non grata in response to the deportation of two Russian diplomats following a Berlin court verdict in the case of the murderer of Z. .

Berlin ousted two Russian diplomats last week as a German court ruled that Moscow had ordered the assassination of a former Chechen fighter, Zelichmann Hangoshvili, who was assassinated at noon in a Berlin park.

Russia has denied any involvement in the killings.

A statement from Russia’s Foreign Ministry stated that “German Ambassador Geza Andreas von Gair has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry to announce the deportation of two German diplomats as part of a symmetrical response to the German government’s unfriendly decision.” At the same time, it is pointed out that Russia “will react symmetrically to any possible confrontational attacks of Berlin against us that will take place in the future.”

Berlin says deportations of German diplomats are unjustified and strained bilateral relations

The German Foreign Ministry, following Moscow’s decision to deport two German diplomats today, announced that their deportation from Russia was completely unfounded and strained relations between the two countries.

Russia had earlier said it was deporting two German diplomats in response to the deportation of two Russian diplomats from Berlin after a German court ruled that Moscow had ordered the killing of a former Chechen fighter who had been killed in a park on Friday.

“This move is not surprising, but it is completely unjustified from the point of view of the federal government,” the German Foreign Ministry said in a statement, noting that “today’s decision by the Russian Foreign Ministry puts a heavy strain on our relations.”

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Source From: Capital

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