Germany news: Dobrindt hosts Baltic Sea hybrid-threat talks
Ministers from Baltic countries are meeting to discuss threats after a drone attack at Leipzig airport. Meanwhile, Germany's Greens have sounded a warning about low gas storage levels ahead of winter. Follow our updates.
Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is hosting a summit on Friday in Flensburg to address hybrid threats in the Baltic Sea region. The Baltic Sea Security Summit will involve Interior Ministers and senior officials from 10 European countries, including Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, Norway, and Ireland.
The discussions will focus on joint strategies for intelligence sharing, deterrence, and defense. Germany's security authorities have recorded several suspected hybrid incidents in the Baltic Sea, with Russia suspected in some cases. The summit was prompted by the discovery of a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig Airport on August 4, near Ukrainian cargo planes carrying military aid to Ukraine.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to identify those responsible for the incident. The Green Party in Germany is urging the government to take action over low gas storage levels ahead of the winter, as the country's gas storage facilities are currently at 52% capacity, below the target of 70% by November 1.
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