Germany links Russian agents to Berlin assassination, expels diplomats

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Germany links Russian agents to Berlin assassination, expels diplomats

By Loveday Morris and Robyn Dixon 

Dec. 4, 2019 at 7:15 p.m. EST

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-links-russian-agents-to-berlin-assassination-expels-diplomats/2019/12/04/7b1ccb40-168c-11ea-80d6-d0ca7007273f_story.html

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BERLIN — German authorities said Wednesday they suspect that Russian agents were behind an execution-style killing in Berlin in the summer and expelled two Russian diplomats in connection with the case.

The federal public prosecutor said there was “sufficient factual evidence” that the Aug. 23 killing was carried out by Russian intelligence agencies or those of Russia’s Chechen Republic.

The German Foreign Ministry declared two employees of the Russian Embassy in Berlin “persona non gratae,” saying that Russian authorities have not cooperated with the investigation “sufficiently” despite repeated “high-ranking” requests.

 Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected the accusation of Russian involvement in the killing, describing it as “absolutely groundless.” The Russian Foreign Ministry said it would be forced to take “tit-for-tat steps” in retaliation. 

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1. Russian response sounds a lot like our Russiapublicans responses

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2. Gaslighting.

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3. we should send screechy Gym Jacketoff over to argue their case

We could afford to loan him to the Russians for 50 years or so, surely.

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4. Tucker Carlson: I support Russia!!!

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5. Merkel is being forced to walk a tightrope here

She is balancing sensible environmental moves (ditching coal power plants and nuclear power plants) with sensitive diplomatic moves, such as expelling Russian assassins, while at the same time trying to buy Putin's natural gas.

Putin needs the money, but he is perfectly willing to let his people freeze or starve before he gives up his strategic objectives.

Merkel, to her credit, is not.