Russia Accuses Germany of Wanting War Again, Warns of the Spread of “Nazism’s Metastases”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused Germany of wanting war with Russia again, sharply escalating an already tense dispute over an alleged drone attack at Leipzig airport.

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They found a drone. They declared that it was a Russian drone without anyone trying to investigate further. Ultimately, this is the beginning of a real war.

Germany officially accused Russia of sending an explosives-laden drone to the airport in early August and imposed a series of sanctions. Berlin then announced that Russia’s last consulate in Germany, in Bonn, would close on September 18, along with the Russian cultural centre in Berlin, known as the Russian House.

“They found a drone. They declared that it was a Russian drone without anyone trying to investigate further. Ultimately, this is the beginning of a real war,” Lavrov said, according to Russian news agencies. He compared the diplomatic closures with measures taken by Germany before the Second World War and said Berlin wanted war again.

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They want war again.

Lavrov also criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz, saying, “He is essentially moving toward a declaration of war against us. The lessons of history have not been learned. And it seems that all these metastases of Nazism are beginning to spread.” He called the development dangerous and said the Russian government would draw the appropriate conclusions.

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He is essentially moving toward a declaration of war against us. The lessons of history have not been learned. And it seems that all these metastases of Nazism are beginning to spread.

Russia said it would soon close the Goethe Institute on its territory and summoned Germany’s chargé d’affaires in Moscow over what it called the anti-Russian actions and statements of German authorities. Russian President Vladimir Putin described Germany’s measures as “another gross mistake.”

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Another gross mistake.