Russian diplomacy announced Monday, December 20, the expulsion of two German diplomats in response to a similar measure taken last week by Berlin, which accuses Moscow of having ordered the assassination of a Chechen opponent in Germany in 2019.
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The Russian side categorically rejects the unfounded accusations out of touch with reality relating to the involvement of Russian state structures in this crime
," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement announcing the expulsion of the two German diplomats.