Germany accuses Russia of drone attack at Leipzig Airport as Lavrov warns of "real war"
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Russia and Germany exchanged sharp accusations Sunday after Berlin blamed Moscow for a drone attack at Leipzig Airport, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declaring the dispute marked “the beginning of a real war.”
German authorities on Sept. 1 formally accused Russia of placing explosive-laden drones at Leipzig/Halle Airport in early August, citing physical evidence and intelligence assessments. One drone damaged a cargo plane, and investigators later recovered a third unmanned aircraft and about 50 grams of unexploded ordnance, according to reports .
Lavrov dismissed the allegations in an interview with Kremlin-aligned journalist Pavel Zarubin, saying, “Leipzig, airport... They found some kind of drone there. They said it was a Russian drone, no one bothered to investigate. This is, in general, by and large, the beginning of such a real war” . He also drew parallels to pre-World War II diplomacy, noting Germany’s recent closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Russian House cultural center in Berlin.
Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt countered that while Berlin is “not at war,” it is “the target of hybrid warfare” . In response to the attack, Germany announced plans to expand anti-drone units and deploy mobile countermeasures to protect critical infrastructure, including airports in Frankfurt, Munich, and Berlin .
Moscow denied involvement and retaliated by announcing the closure of the Goethe Institute in Russia and summoning Germany’s chargé d’affaires, condemning Berlin’s “anti-Russian actions” . President Vladimir Putin called Germany’s measures a “new gross mistake.”
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Russie: Sergueï Lavrov accuse lAllemagne de vouloir «à nouveau» la guerre La tension monte entre Moscou et Berlin. LAllemagne accuse Moscou davoir placé des drones piégés sur laéroport de Leipzig. Des accusations rejetées par la Russie qui accuse aujourdhui lAllemagne de vouloir à nouveau la guerre avec la Russie.
rfi.fr · 2 days ago
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telegram_OSINTdefender · 2 days ago
„E începutul unui război real. Lavrov acuză Germania că se îndreaptă spre o confruntare cu Rusia și denunță „metastazele nazismului Ministrul rus de Externe Serghei Lavrov a acuzat, duminică, Germania că se îndreaptă spre un „război real cu Rusia și a lansat acuzații dure la adresa Berlinului și a susținut că „metastazele nazismului încep să se răspândească. Declarațiile sale vin după ce autoritățile germane au acuzat Moscova de implicare în incidentul cu o dronă de pe aeroportul din Leipzig, informează EFE.
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