In the so-called Tiergarten murder in Berlin, the references to Russia as a client are becoming increasingly dense. The suspect was probably in close contact with the FSB secret service.
- When Putin went to the press with Angela Merkel , Vladimir Putin caused a scandal.
- At the Ukraine summit in Paris, Putin indirectly justified the murder in the Berlin zoo .
- Russia is suspected of having ordered the murder of a 40-year-old Georgian.
Update of February 18: The evidence of Moscow's involvement in the so-called zoo murder is increasing. According to research by Spiegel , the Russian domestic secret service FSB probably played a central role in the shooting of a Georgian in Berlin last August.
According to the report, the suspected assassin was in close contact with representatives of the Vympel team, an association of former FSB forces, in the months before the attack. He is also said to have stayed in FSB properties several times - including a secret training center for special forces. The suspect, a Russian-Georgian national, has been in custody since August 2019. The warrant was only renewed a few days ago.
New arrest warrant for Vadim K. alias Vadim S. obtained for murder to the detriment of Russian-Georgian citizen Tornike K., press release from the #Bundesanwaltschaft dated February 11, 2020 https://t.co/aEVTR6hB8S
- Federal Prosecutor's Office (@GBA_b_BGH) February 11, 2020The evidence chain against Russia as the client for the murder of the Georgian is thus gaining strength. According to Spiegel information, the investigators plan to indict the suspect in the coming weeks. The already bleak relationship between Berlin and the Kremlin is likely to deteriorate further.
Update from December 16, 2019: Angela Merkel had to survive a delicate moment with Vladimir Putin just a week ago. The chancellor's reaction is now heavily criticized by former senior intelligence officers - they speak of a "disgrace" in connection with the zoo murder of a Georgian in Berlin.
Tiergarten murder: Putin exposes Merkel to everyone
Update of December 15, 2019: Despite the serious diplomatic crisis between Russia and Germany in connection with the murder of a Georgian in Berlin , Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) has shown himself confident that Russia is cooperating in the investigation. "There is good reason to hope that our investigations will be supported and that the Russian side will provide reliable information," said Seehofer to the news magazine "Spiegel".
The interior minister emphasized, according to the report published on Sunday, that there are already first signs that Russia is giving up blocking the German investigators. "Our authorities use their reliable channels to the Russian partners," said Seehofer. According to "Spiegel", he did not want to give details of the contacts between Berlin and Moscow .
A 40-year-old Georgian was shot in August in the Little Tiergarten in Berlin. At the beginning of December, the federal prosecutor's office in Karlsruhe took over the investigation against the 54-year-old suspect. The agency is suspected that the man was killed in August on behalf of government agencies in Russia or Chechnya.
The investigation puts a heavy burden on the relationship between Russia and Germany . After expelling two Russian diplomats from Germany, Russia announced that two German diplomats would also have to leave the country.
At a recent meeting, Merkel and Putin just said they wanted to stick to the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline.
Maas is now reacting to the allegations against Merkel
Update of December 13, 1:53 p.m .: Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being untrue in the case of the zoo murder. "We were not asked to hand over someone and we were not told what he was accused of - that all comes afterwards, that sounds a bit like justification," said Maas on the ZDF program "Maybrit Illner" , In doing so, he reacted to the allegations by Putin spokesman Dmitri Peskow that the Russian government had repeatedly requested that the 40-year-old Georgian be extradited to Russia.
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of being untrue in the case of the zoo murder.
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Putin banishes Merkel from all eyes - he accuses her of lying
Update from December 12, 9:02 p.m .: The dispute between Germany and Russia in the Tiergarten murder case is taking on increasingly absurd traits. Now the Russian government has accused Germany of lying - Russia's President Vladimir Putin (67) says that several extradition requests have been made for the Georgian murdered in Berlin. The federal government had made it clear that no such applications had been made.
Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said in Moscow on Thursday that the Russian government was stuck with the statement that it had applied for the extradition of the former Chechen fighter to Russia - several times. However, he was unable to substantiate his claim.
“Such requests have been made and the President has been informed. It has been proven that this person was involved in bloodthirsty terrorist attacks and mass murders. "
The Merkel government denies this. A spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Justice told Bild the day before: "The Federal Government is not aware of any requests from Russia to extradite the victim."
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) said in the Bundestag that the Russian decision to expel German diplomats sent "the wrong signal" and was "completely unjustified". "We therefore continue to expect Russia to be involved in and involved in the investigation of the murder in the Tiergarten seriously and immediately," said Maas. At the same time, he threatened: "We will reserve the right to take further steps."
10:25: The federal government has sharply criticized the expulsion of two German diplomats from Russia in the affair about the murder of a Georgian in Berlin. "It sends the wrong signal and is unjustified," said a spokeswoman for the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on Thursday. In the light of the Attorney General's investigation into the murder, the federal government reserves the "further steps".
Dispute over zoo murder in Berlin: Russia expels German diplomats
10:20: In the affair about the murder of a Georgian in Berlin, Russia expels two German diplomats. It was a "retaliation measure" for the expulsion of two Russian diplomats from Germany, the Foreign Ministry said in Moscow on Thursday morning. The Federal Foreign Office had previously declared two Russian diplomats to be unwanted persons because of the murder behind which the German judiciary suspected Russian offices.
German ambassador Géza Andreas von Geyr was appointed to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the morning. He was informed of the expulsion. The two German diplomats had seven days to leave the country, it said.
In August a 40-year-old Georgian was shot in the Little Tiergarten in Berlin. A 49-year-old suspect has been arrested and is in custody. The victim is said to have fought against Russia in the so-called Second Chechen War. According to the federal prosecutor, the 40-year-old was classified and persecuted by the Russian authorities as a terrorist.
The Attorney General had recently taken over the investigation into the alleged order murder. He pursues the initial suspicion that government agencies in Russia are behind the murder. The federal government expelled two Russian diplomats in connection with the murder. Moscow then announced "retaliation".
Update from December 12, 9:04 am: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called in the German ambassador in a dispute over the investigation into the murder of a Georgian in Berlin. This was reported by Russian agencies, citing circles in the Moscow Ministry. It is possible that Russia would expel two German diplomats after Berlin declared two employees of the Russian embassy to be unwanted persons.
Uprising about Putin: Russian President clears Merkel in front of everyone
Message from December 11: Paris - Germany should actually mediate alongside France between the parties in the Ukraine conflict , which has been smoldering for years. For this reason, Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to Paris on Monday, where President Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Selenskyj met for the first time for talks about the future of Donbass .
Instead, according to consistent media reports, an incident overshadowed the negotiations. Because when Merkel was asked at the press conference about the Berlin zoo murder and Russia's alleged involvement in it, Putin unpacked: "In Berlin, a warrior was searched who was wanted in Russia, a bloodthirsty and brutal person, " the dpa quotes the Russian President.
Murder in the Berlin zoo: Putin threatens Merkel with expulsion of German diplomats
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Scandal at Merkel-PK: Putin calls victims of Berlin zoo murder a "bandit"
In August, a 40-year-old Georgian was shot in the back and in the head of the Berlin zoo. The German authorities suspect Russia of ordering the murder. The perpetrator was caught, but has so far been silent.
Merkel was only cautious about the allegations: "There is an initial suspicion" and she expects cooperation from Russia. Instead of denying the allegations, Putin, according to the dpa, launched an all-round attack on the victim. He described the Georgian as a " murderer ", " bandit " and accused him of several attacks.
Vladimir Putin describes murdered Georgians as "murderers" and "bandits"
Accordingly, the man killed 98 people in an attack in the North Caucasus. According to Russian media reports, 67 of them were members of the national security organs.
The Kremlin leadership also wants him to be involved in the explosive attacks on the Moscow Metro in 2010 .
Vladimir Putin blames the victim himself and Germany for his death
The Kremlin accuses the murder victim of fighting on the side of the separatists in Chechnya. Chechnya has been a contested region on the border with Georgia for centuries. Even today there are violent efforts to achieve independence. Russia brought Chechnya under its control in 1999. Foreign Minister at the time: Vladimir Putin .
Putin did not go as far as to admit the murder. Instead, he blamed it on the " criminal environment " of the killed, according to the FAZ . "Anything can happen there." He also blamed Germany for not delivering the man. However, the Federal Foreign Office denies that there was such an application at all.
Angela Merkel tacitly accepts Putins Tirade - further hardening of the fronts
The German state is powerless in the face of Russian interference. So much headwind for Angela Merkel, in addition to a lawsuit for her Instagram account. During the tirades of the Russian President, the Chancellor sat with him. According to the picture, she tacitly took note of them.
The world quotes SPD foreign politician Nils Schmid, who condemns Putin's outspoken statements: Even if the man was a terrorist, it was no justification for Russian intelligence activities on German soil.
The Paris summit brought some progress to the conflict in eastern Ukraine : ceasefire , prisoner exchange and Kiev's obligation to hold elections in the separatist areas in the future. For German-Russian relations, however, it meant a further hardening of the fronts.
Both President Trump and the Democrats and Republicans reject Nord Stream 2 in Congress. The Baltic Sea pipeline from Russia to Germany is now to be stopped with sanctions.
At a protest in front of the Chancellery, activists Angela Merkel and the Federal Government symbolically showed the red card. There was also a soccer legend.
Putin critic Ruslan Schaweddinow was allegedly kidnapped and taken to a military base in the Arctic. His boss Alexei Navalny was also arrested.
Marietta Slomka causes great outrage. The moderator argued that the US could be involved in contract killings in Germany. FDP chief Lindner reacted promptly.
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