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Lavrov says Germany’s Leipzig airport accusations mark ‘the beginning of a real war’

From ANSA · () Italian

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  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Germany’s accusations against Russia over drones at Leipzig Airport and Berlin’s diplomatic retaliation marked “the beginning of a real war.”
  • Lavrov criticized Germany for identifying a recovered drone as Russian without, he said, conducting an investigation.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Germany’s accusations against Russia over drones at Leipzig Airport, along with Berlin’s diplomatic retaliation, represented “the beginning of a real war.”

The accusations by Germany against Russia over the drones at Leipzig Airport and Berlin’s diplomatic retaliation represent the beginning of a real war.

· Sergei LavrovRussia’s foreign minister characterized the dispute and Germany’s response as a major escalation.

“They found a drone. They said it was a Russian drone, but no one bothered to investigate,” Lavrov said in an interview with Russian state television, according to Interfax. He described the episode as, broadly speaking, the beginning of a real war.

They found a drone. They said it was a Russian drone, but no one bothered to investigate. This is, broadly speaking, the beginning of a real war.

· Sergei LavrovLavrov criticized Germany’s attribution of the drone and said the incident marked a dangerous escalation.
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