Kremlin denies Russian government involvement in Berlin murder


  • World
  • Wednesday, 04 Dec 2019

FILE PHOTO: Police officers investigate a crime scene in Berlin, Germany, August 23, 2019, after a cyclist shot at a man in the Moabit district. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday denied the Russian government had been involved in the murder of a Georgian citizen in Berlin, hours before Germany expelled two Russian diplomats over what it said was Moscow's refusal to cooperate in the investigation.

The Kremlin denial came after a legal source on Tuesday said German federal prosecutors believed that Russian intelligence agencies had been linked to the killing.

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