Two German diplomats were sent from Russia in response to similar actions by Germany due to the murder of Khangoshvili

The Russian Foreign Ministry declared Persons of Non-Grades of two employees of the German Embassy in Russia in response to similar measures of Germany. As reported on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the service of Germany Geez von Gair was expressed a decisive protest in connection with the decision of the Arabian of the Federal Republic of Germany on the announcement of two employees of the Russian embassy in Berlin by Non-Ghrat persons .

“In this regard, guided by the principle of reciprocity and article 9 of the Vienna Convention on 1961 diplomatic relations, the Russian side, in the order of a response measure, decided to declare the two employees of the Federal Republic of Germany in Russia as undesirable persons. They are ordered to leave the territory of our country within seven days. The subordination of the Federal Republic of Germany was awarded the note of the corresponding content,” the report said.

On December 4, the Federal Republic of Germany announced by persons Non Grata of two employees of the Russian Embassy in Germany in connection with the murder of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, which was committed in Berlin at the end of summer.

"The Government of Germany, thereby responded that the Russian authorities, despite the repeated, urgent requirements at a high level, did not sufficiently cooperate during the investigation of the murder," the Foreign Ministry’s statement said. The German diplomatic mission emphasized that the Government of Germany "reserves the right to take further steps in the light of the investigation of the incident."

Earlier, the Wall Street Journal wrote that the German government could introduce diplomatic or other sanctions against Russia , if it turns out that Russian special services were involved in the murder of a Georgian citizen Zelimkhan Khangoshvili in Berlin. The German prosecutor’s office believes that the attacker is connected with the Government of the Russian Federation, and is going to transfer the case to the prosecutor in cases related to national security. The media called the murder of Khangoshvili by the German analogue of the "Skripals case."

According to the German edition of Die Welt, the data on the detained suspect suggest that in recent years, Russian government agencies accompanied him and supported him. So, in 2015, Russia suddenly deleted an announcement from the database on the search for a person who had previously committed a murder in Moscow. According to the media, this indicates the presence of cover by the authorities. In addition, the process of committing a crime in Berlin and Moscow is very similar: in both cases, the killer approached the victim on a bicycle and shot a pistol.

The alleged shooter, known as Vadim Sokolov, is located in the pre -trial detention center in Berlin and remains silent. According to journalists, in fact, his name is Vadim Nikolaevich Krasikov .

According to Bellingcat, the passport, according to which the offender issued a visa to Europe, was released by the department who issued documents for persons who allegedly attempted Skripal. And the Russian departments ignored the request of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution regarding assistance in the investigation of the murder.