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Russia condemns government ‘insinuations’ over Leipzig drone incident

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  • Russia’s Embassy in Ireland rejected allegations linking Moscow to an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport and criticized Ireland for repeating Germany’s claims.
  • Ireland summoned the Russian ambassador after the August 4 incident, while the EU also summoned Russia’s top diplomat in Brussels.
  • German police separately arrested two Bulgarian nationals over an arson attack near the Munich headquarters of defence firm Rohde & Schwarz, with no injuries reported.

The Russian Embassy in Ireland has accused the Government of “copy-pasting EU conspiracy theories” after Dublin summoned Russia’s ambassador over an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

copy-pasting EU conspiracy theories

· Russian Embassy in IrelandThe embassy criticized the Irish Government’s response to Germany’s allegation that Russia was behind the Leipzig drone incident.

The embassy said Ambassador Yuriy Filatov “categorically rejected allegations of a Russian connection to the incident” during a meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs. It described claims linking Russia to hybrid activities in Europe as “absolutely unfounded and misplaced”.

According to the embassy, the allegations were being used “to build up the case for the so-called ‘Russian threat’ to Europe, needed to justify the ongoing war effort by the West against Russia and creeping militarisation of the European Union”. It concluded: “Anti-Russian escalation by the European governments, including the Irish one, is not the way to bring an end to this conflict.”

categorically rejected allegations of a Russian connection to the incident

· Russian Embassy in Ireland, describing Ambassador Yuriy Filatov’s positionThe statement said Russia’s ambassador rejected any connection between Moscow and the attempted attack.

Germany blamed Russia for the attempted drone attack on August 4, prompting allied governments to rally behind Berlin. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul described the response as an “impressive display of solidarity” after meeting his Polish and French counterparts, adding: “I believe that its impact has not gone unnoticed in Moscow, either.”

Anti-Russian escalation by the European governments, including the Irish one, is not the way to bring an end to this conflict.

· Russian Embassy in IrelandThe embassy concluded its criticism of European governments’ response to the incident.

Separately, German authorities arrested a 28-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, both Bulgarian, over an overnight arson attack near Rohde & Schwarz offices in Munich. Police said the suspects allegedly threw incendiary devices and caused a fire at a construction site near the defence company’s headquarters. The fire caused no significant damage and injured no one. The arrests followed two reported attempts to sabotage the electricity grid in Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia.

impressive display of solidarity

· Johann WadephulGermany’s foreign minister described allied support after Berlin blamed Russia for the attempted drone attack.
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