FILE - Then European Union Election Observation Mission to Myanmar chief Alexander Graf Lambsdorff speaks during a press briefing in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Germany has appointed Lambsdorff as its new ambassador to Russia, handing him the delicate diplomatic post as tensions spiral over Moscow's war in Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, June 21, 2023, that Russia has given its formal approval for Alexander Lambsdorff to become ambassador, a necessary step before he can take the post. It said that he is expected to start work this summer. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)
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