Tensions between Russia and the West escalate as Ukraine's air defences are put to the test, leaving at least 14 people injured. Meanwhile, a diplomatic row has erupted between Russia and Germany over a high-profile meeting in Kyiv between a German lawmaker and a Chechen separatist. Russia's foreign ministry has summoned the German ambassador, Alexander Lambsdorff, to express its outrage over the alleged talks between Bundestag deputy Roderich Kiesewetter and Akhmed Zakayev, whom Moscow has branded a "terrorist" leader. The move marks the latest in a series of escalating tensions between Russia and its European allies, with implications for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the fragile balance of power in Eastern Europe.
Across country, at least 14 have been injured as Zelenskyy highlights importance of air defencesBack to foreign affairs, Russia’s foreign ministry said it had summoned the German ambassador over a meeting in Kyiv between a German lawmaker and a Chechen separatist who Moscow says leads a “terrorist” organisation, Reuters reported.Russia said it had lodged a complaint with German ambassador Alexander Lambsdorff over what it said were talks between Bundestag deputy Roderich Kiesewetter and Akhmed Zakayev, whom Moscow says leads the outlawed “Chechen Republic of Ichkeria”. Continue reading...
