Putin calls Georgian murdered in Berlin 'bandit' and ‘killer’

Vladimir Putin has called a Georgian man murdered in Berlin a "bandit," saying Moscow's requests to extradite him weren't heeded, DW has reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to respond in kind to Germany's move to expel two Russian diplomats.

"There are unwritten laws in such cases: You expelled our diplomats, we expel yours," Putin said at a press conference on Monday night following talks on the Ukraine conflict.

Although Putin denied any involvement, he described the murdered man as a "bandit" and killer. He said that Russia's requests to extradite him had not been heeded.

In late August, 40-year-old Zelimkhan Khangoshvili was shot at a park in Berlin. Germany says there's evidence Russia is behind the killing, but Putin denied involvement.