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Germany Recalls Ambassador From Russia Over Cyberespionage

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (File photo)
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (File photo)

Germany has recalled its envoy to Moscow over accusations that Russian military spies hacked e-mails of top members of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party and other sensitive government and industrial targets. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said on May 6 that Alexander Graf Lambsdorff was returning to Berlin for a week of consultations. Lambsdorf will not be in Russia during the inauguration of President Vladimir Putin to a new term in office scheduled for May 7, the spokesman said. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on May 3 that Russian military hackers were behind the hacking operation, which lasted for months. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.

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