Russia summons German envoy over alleged contact with Chechen figure

Moscow [Russia], April 28: Russia summoned Germany's ambassador, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, to the Foreign Ministry on Monday over alleged contacts between German politicians and individuals Moscow classifies as terrorists, officials said.
According to the ministry, the move was prompted by an alleged meeting in Kiev between conservative German lawmaker Roderich Kiesewetter and Akhmed Zakayev, a leading figure in the Chechen independence movement who is wanted by Russia on terrorism charges. Kiesewetter visited Ukraine earlier this month. Russia's Foreign Ministry said there he met a leader of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, which it described as evidence of German interference in Russia's internal affairs. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune