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EU’s Kallas Says Leipzig Attack Bore Hallmarks of State-Sponsored Terrorism

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the attempted drone attack in Leipzig had the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism.
  • Germany has concluded that Russia was responsible, while EU ministers discussed additional pressure and sanctions.
  • Kallas said work continues on 1,600 sanctions listings linked to Russia’s military complex, with more potentially under consideration.

The attempted attack in Leipzig bore “all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism,” European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said ahead of an informal meeting of European foreign ministers in Ireland.

all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism

— Kaja KallasThe EU foreign policy chief described the attempted attack in Leipzig.

Germany said it had concluded that Russia was responsible for the attempted drone attack last month. Kallas said Europe needed to coordinate its response as Russia’s attacks on Ukraine escalate. She also said work continued on 1,600 sanctions listings connected to Russia’s military complex, with more possibly to be added.

European ministers arriving at the meeting called for stronger pressure on Moscow. Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said the bloc needed to explore all available options for tightening sanctions. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys said Russia did not appear to perceive a political cost for what he described as hybrid activities against Europe. He said the aim should be to show that such actions would not intimidate Europeans or stop them from supporting Ukraine and maintaining pressure on Russia.

I think we need to now really explore all the options on the table in terms of tightening the sanctions

— Elina ValtonenThe Finnish foreign minister called for consideration of additional sanctions on Russia.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the EU would work in the coming weeks to impose further sanctions on Russian individuals. He said pressure on Russia was increasing while support for Ukraine remained strong.

our goal is to show that these activities will neither intimidate us nor prevent us from supporting Ukraine and maintaining our pressure on Russia

— Kestutis BudrysThe Lithuanian foreign minister described the intended response to Russian hybrid activities.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Ukrainians were facing attacks every day and that Kyiv was working with European countries that had interceptors in storage. “I hope that we will have additional strong decisions to close the Ukrainian sky,” he told reporters. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel said Europe was fortunate that nothing happened in Leipzig, but warned that similar risks had appeared in Romania and other countries.

I hope that we will have additional strong decisions to close the Ukrainian sky

— Andrii SybihaThe Ukrainian foreign minister called for stronger European decisions to help protect Ukraine from attacks.
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