Moscow to Retaliate Over Germany’s Diplomat Expulsions

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks to the media in Moscow, on March 29, 2018. (Yuri Kadobnov /AFP via Getty Images)

MOSCOW—Moscow will retaliate against Germany after Berlin expelled two Russian diplomats over the 2019 murder of a Georgian citizen, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

In a statement on Telegram messenger, she described the move by Germany as “unfriendly” and said Moscow would make a further statement soon.

By Andrey Ostrouk