Gespanntes Verhältnis: Drohnenvorfall Leipzig: Lawrow nennt Vorwürfe „echten Krieg“
Am Leipziger Flughafen wird Sprengstoff gefunden, die Bundesregierung sieht Russland am Werk. Doch die Moskauer Führung betrachtet genau diese Zuschreibung als Kriegserklärung.
Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov characterized the German accusations against Moscow regarding the attempted explosives attack at Leipzig Airport as the "beginning of a real war". The Russian state television reported Lavrov saying, "Leipzig, airport... They found a drone there. Said it was a Russian drone. Nobody clarified it.
That is precisely the beginning of a real war." The German sanctions, the closure of the Russian General Consulate in Bonn and the Culture Institute in Berlin, reminded him of the start of World War II, he stated in an interview with Westi news. Clearly, the Germans wanted war again, he was quoted on Westi's website. The Russian chief diplomat is known for his harsh tone.
The German government had been investigating for four weeks when a drone with an explosive charge near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft was found at Leipzig/Halle Airport at the beginning of August. No explosion occurred. Two more drones were found later. After four weeks of investigation, the German government concluded at the beginning of September that the attempted attack was the work of Russian intelligence services.
Berlin assumes that Germany is targeted by covert operations by Russian intelligence services due to its support for Ukraine, which Russia attacked.
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