the german court sentenced russian citizen vadim krasikov to life in prison for the 2019 killing of arch in exile, and it said that his orders to kill came straight from the russian government. reporter: a contract killing inboard daylight in a berlin park in 2019. the victim, a chechen exile seeking asylum in germany, was killed with three gunshots in close range. the perpetrator through his weapon into the river and try to escape, but he was caught by police. vadim krasikov has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder, after a trial that lasted more than a year. the court said he was hired by the russian state to, as the judge put it "liquidates someone." >> the defendant is said to have been part of the state's security apparatus, and to have come from germany -- come to germany disguised as a tourist to carry out this murder in a most professional manner, with the support of aides stationed in berlin. reporter: the reaction from the german government has been prompt. the new foreign minister, annalena baerbock, said the murder was a major obstacle in the relationship betwee