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Germany closing leaked conversation case is hypocritical: Zakharova

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 18 May 2024 09:03
2 Min Read

The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson calls out Germany's decision to close the investigation around a German Air Force inspector's involvement in bombing the Crimean Bridge.

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  • Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, on January 18, 2023
    Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova attends Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, on January 18, 2023. (AP)

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called out Germany's decision to close the investigation against an Air Force inspector who discussed strikes on Russia's Crimean Bridge, citing it as a manifestation of Western hypocrisy. 
 
The investigation into German Air Force inspector Ingo Gerhartz, linked to the monitoring of a discussion among Bundeswehr officers regarding the potential deployment of Taurus cruise missiles to target the Crimean Bridge, has been concluded by the Berlin prosecutor's office.
 
“This entire story is another manifestation of the West's hypocrisy,” Zakharova told Sputnik. 

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