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Explosives-laden drone at Leipzig airport: France summons Russian chargé d’affaires to protest

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • France summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires in Paris to protest strongly over a drone attack at Leipzig Airport in early August.
  • Moscow is suspected of being behind the incident, though the provided account does not report a confirmed attribution.
  • The French government plans to propose new European sanctions targeting vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet.

France has summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires in Paris to deliver what it described as a very strong protest over a drone attack at Leipzig Airport.

The incident took place at the beginning of August and involved a drone carrying explosives, according to the provided account. Moscow is suspected of being responsible, but no confirmed attribution is given.

The French government also plans to propose new European sanctions against ships linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. The announcement ties the diplomatic protest over the Leipzig incident to a broader push for additional measures against Russian-linked vessels.

protest very strongly

— French governmentThe phrase describes France’s diplomatic protest to Russia’s chargé d’affaires over the Leipzig drone incident.
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