Germany expels two Russian diplomats after murder conviction – Times of India

BERLIN: Germany summoned Russia’s ambassador and expelled two members of its embassy staff after a court on Wednesday ruled that Moscow had ordered the 2019 Berlin murder of a Georgian national, Foreign Minister Annalena Barbock said. said.
Bairbock said the killing was a serious violation of German law and sovereignty and would put a serious burden on Russian-German relations.
“That’s why we summoned the Russian ambassador,” she said. “We told them that two members of the embassy staff would be declared persona non grata.”