Senior Russian diplomat found dead in Türkiye
Pravda Ukraine
Nikolai Kobrinets, Head of the Department for Pan-European Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, has been found dead in his hotel room in Taksim district of Istanbul, Türkiye.
Source: Turkish TV channel NTV; European Pravda
Details: A Russian diplomat arrived in Istanbul for a gathering of ambassadors. The Russian’s colleagues tried to call him after he missed the morning meeting. Afterwards, hotel staff entered Kobrinets’ room and found his body.
Investigations’ early reports suggest that Kobrinets died of a heart attack. His body was taken to a morgue to establish the exact cause of death.
The Russian Foreign Ministry’s press service confirmed Kobrinets’ death, with no details as to what caused it.
Background:
- In December 2016, police officer Mevlut Altintash fatally injured Russian Ambassador to Türkiye Andrei Karlov during a photo exhibition in the city of Ankara, Türkiye. He was later killed at the scene.
- Turkish prosecutors said that Gülen’s network was behind the murder, which reportedly sought to deteriorate relations between Türkiye and Russia. Nine people had been arrested. Others, including Gülen, who lives in the United States, were tried in absentia.
- In 2021, five people were sentenced to life imprisonment in Türkiye for the murder of the Russian ambassador.
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