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Poland delivers strong protest to Russia

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

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

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  • Poland summoned Russia’s ambassador and lodged a strong protest over several incidents it linked to suspected Russian hybrid warfare.
  • Germany accused Moscow of involvement in an Aug. 4 incident involving an explosive-laden drone near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig-Halle Airport.
  • German authorities said the drone deliberately struck the aircraft and that a potentially catastrophic explosion was avoided because the detonator failed.

Poland has summoned Russia’s ambassador for what its Foreign Ministry described as a “strong protest against the escalation of aggressive Russian actions.” The move came after several suspected hybrid-war incidents attributed to Moscow and in solidarity with Germany.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewior said Polish authorities planned the action. Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said intelligence indicated a link to the Kremlin over an Aug. 4 incident at Leipzig-Halle Airport, where an explosive-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft.

Berlin responded by ordering the closure of Russia’s consulate in Bonn and ending the lease for the Russian House cultural centre in Berlin. German federal investigators concluded that the drone had deliberately struck the wing of a stationary Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane.

Security-service findings indicated that the incident could have caused a potentially catastrophic explosion at the major logistics hub. The blast was avoided because the explosive’s detonator did not activate.

strong protest against the escalation of aggressive Russian actions

· Polish Foreign MinistryThe ministry’s description of the protest delivered to Russia’s ambassador.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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