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Russia Summons German Envoy Over Kyiv Chechen Meeting

4/27/2026

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Russia summoned German ambassador Alexander Lambsdorff to Moscow after a meeting in Kyiv.
Bundestag deputy Roderich Kiesewetter met Chechen exile Akhmed Zakayev in Kyiv, whom Moscow calls the head of the outlawed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Russia classifies the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as a terrorist organization and treats its representatives as illegal.
Germany’s foreign office said the Russian accusations are unfounded and baseless.

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Russia summoned German ambassador Alexander Lambsdorff to Moscow after a meeting in Kyiv.
Bundestag deputy Roderich Kiesewetter met Chechen exile Akhmed Zakayev in Kyiv, whom Moscow calls the head of the outlawed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Russia classifies the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as a terrorist organization and treats its representatives as illegal.
Germany’s foreign office said the Russian accusations are unfounded and baseless.