Germany has recalled its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations in Berlin following an alleged hacking campaign targeting Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party.

Germany said Monday it recalled its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations in Berlin following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party.Germany last week accused Russian military agents of hacking into the top echelons of Scholz's Social Democrats’ party and other sensitive government and industrial targets.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged to defend Germany’s three Baltic NATO allies in case of a Russian attack, and to complete the establishment of a permanent brigade in Lithuania by the end of 2027.“Germany stands firmly at the side of the Baltic states,

While France will send its ambassador to the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, other countries will protest by withholding their own ambassadors.

France will send its ambassador to the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin for his next six-year term in office on Tuesday, a French diplomatic source said on Monday, in contrast with Germany which said it would not be represented.

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once In a controversial decision, France has chosen to dispatch its ambassador for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration ceremony,