Breaking: Ukrainian authorities have obtained and passed on to German authorities extremely valuable new evidence in the Berlin Kleiner Tiergarten murder case. The evidence could be a game-changer in the ongoing trial, helping prove Russian state complicity in the assassination.
The evidence, part of which was shared with @derspiegel, includes numerous photographs from the wedding album of Vadim Krasikov - the real person we identified behind the fake name "Vadim Sokolov" - the defendant traveled under this cover name.
The wedding album not only proves beyond reasonable doubt that Vadim Krasikov's face is identical to the one of the defendant standing trial in Berlin, but have a rare, unbeatable photo: a bare-armed Krasikov has the same tattoo (and freckles) as the guy standing trial!
Russia has refused to respond to German requests for legal assistance - claiming "privacy rules prevent us from sharing data about the defendant if he doesn't want it" (nonsense). Well, it seems that Ukraine jumped it to offer the legal assistance that Russia refused :)
You can read Spiegel's report - including expected reactions from German authorities - here spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…. Or check out our report including more new data showing the FSB origin of the crime: bellingcat.com/news/2021/03/1…
.. or check out the Russian language coverage by @the_ins_ru : theins.ru/politika/240318

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