The editors of the German edition left the "de facto call for murder" without censorship and comments and even put it in the headline, the ambassador said.
"It is unfortunate that some German media, in their anti-Russian zeal, cross the boundaries of what is permissible, each time breaking through the bottom. This is outrageous, but no longer surprising," the diplomat said in a commentary.
In an interview with Kaplan, which was published by the newspaper, it is argued that the "easiest way" to end the conflict in Ukraine "is if someone kills Putin."
In March last year, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that the diplomatic mission demanded that the United States officially condemn the statement of Senator Lindsey Graham, who called for terrorism against the Russian leader.