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Russia accuses Germany of seeking another war after airport drone case

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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

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  • Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Germany of moving toward direct conflict with Russia after Berlin blamed Moscow for a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
  • Germany said it concluded that Russia was behind an attempted attack involving a drone carrying explosives and announced diplomatic and cultural reprisals.
  • Russia denied the allegation, while President Vladimir Putin said Germany had fabricated evidence and Moscow planned to close German cultural centers.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Germany is moving toward a direct confrontation with Russia after Berlin blamed Moscow for the Leipzig/Halle Airport drone incident and announced the closure of Russian diplomatic and cultural institutions.

They called it a Russian drone when one was found at Leipzig-Halle Airport, but no one wanted to investigate it properly. Broadly speaking, this is the beginning of a real war.

· Sergei LavrovThe Russian foreign minister criticized Germany’s attribution of the airport incident to Russia.

In an interview with the Russian state television channel Vesti on Sept. 6, Lavrov said authorities had labeled the drone Russian without properly investigating the case. “Broadly speaking, this is the beginning of a real war,” he said. He also recalled that Germany had closed diplomatic missions before the Second World War, adding, “They want war again.”

The German government said it reached its conclusion after considering the police investigation, the pattern of the alleged crime, and intelligence assessments. A drone carrying explosives had been found at Leipzig/Halle Airport, and Berlin said Russia was behind the attempted attack.

They want war again.

· Sergei LavrovLavrov referred to Germany’s diplomatic measures while invoking the period before the Second World War.

Germany ordered Russia’s consulate general in Bonn to close by Sept. 18 and decided to end the agreement that provides the basis for the operation of the Russian House in Berlin. It also plans to tighten entry controls for Russian nationals.

Effectively moving toward declaring war on us.

· Sergei LavrovLavrov characterized Germany’s decision to close Russian institutions and tighten entry controls.

Moscow rejected the accusations. President Vladimir Putin said Germany had fabricated evidence to blame Russia, while Russia announced plans to close Goethe-Institut cultural centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg in retaliation. Lavrov described Germany’s measures as “effectively moving toward declaring war on us” and said Russia’s leadership would draw “appropriate conclusions.” The European Union has warned that Russia’s escalating hybrid attacks represent one of its most serious strategic threats, and Germany has classified the Leipzig/Halle incident as part of a Russian hybrid operation in Europe.

Appropriate conclusions.

· Sergei LavrovLavrov said Russia’s leadership would respond to Germany’s actions.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. 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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