Kommentar: Vergeltung für Leipzig – Merz droht Putin, doch ein Partner muss helfen
Es liegt nahe, dass Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz Russland offiziell eines hybriden Angriffs auf die deutsche Infrastruktur bezichtigen wird. Doch für entschiedene Reaktionen braucht er einen Partner.
Four weeks have passed since the Bundesregierung hesitated. Now, the federal government aims to provide evidence proving the authorship of the recent drone attack on Leipzig Airport. It is likely that Chancellor Friedrich Merz will officially accuse Russia of a hybrid attack on German infrastructure. As early as the cabinet consultation in the previous week, Merz had announced a decisive response.
He stated that the "wirepullers" would pay for it. This sounds like a tough retaliation. During the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers on Tuesday and Wednesday in Ireland, Merz is expected to call for heads. Given his strong declaration, the Chancellor must now deliver. Only a high price for Russia's hybrid warfare will significantly impact the Kremlin.
For the attacks are not only directed at Germany; the focus is on the entire West. Cyberattacks, fires on cargo shipments, spying, and drones over military facilities create a pattern: Russia aims to destabilize Germany and other EU states or inflict direct damage.
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