Russia-Germany Diplomatic Spat Over Chechen Meeting

0:00On April 27th, Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador in Moscow on April 27th over a meeting in Kiev. A German lawmaker from the Bundestag linked up with Okhmed Zakheyev, who Russia labels the head of a ban terrorist group called the Chechen Republic of Itkarya. That group claimed independence from Moscow after the first Chechen war in the mid-90s, but its leaders ended up in exile amid more conflict. Chechenia and Russia's south got wrecked by two vicious wars between Russian forces and separatists right after the Soviet Union fell in 19. 91. Moscow outlaws anything tied to Itkarya. Russia hit the ambassador with a sharp protest, calling the meet-up meddling in their internal business and warning Berlin about fallout from what. They see as hostile moves. Germany's foreign office clapped back quick, dismissing the whole thing as groundless accusations as these diplomatic spats keep the Russia West. Chill going strong.

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