Zakharova: Russia to retaliate over Germany's diplomat expulsions

Zakharova: Russia to retaliate over Germany's diplomat expulsions

Moscow will retaliate against Germany for expelling two Russian diplomats, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Berlin’s decision is “unfriendly,” and Russia will give an adequate response soon, Zakharova said in a post on Telegram.

Moscow will soon issue a statement on the matter, she added.

Germany’s decision was linked to a ruling earlier in the day by the Berlin High Court on the murder of a Chechen asylum seeker in Berlin in 2019.

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said they decided to declare two diplomats of the Russian Embassy in Berlin “persona non grata” following the court verdict linked to the killing of Georgian citizen Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.

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