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Russia’s ambassador: Leipzig could have ended differently

From Der Standard · () German

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

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  • Russian Ambassador Sergei Nechaev rejected allegations that Moscow directed an attempted bomb attack involving explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
  • He said Russia had no intention of provoking Germany’s population or government and suggested a deliberate attack could have been far worse.
  • Berlin continues to attribute the explosives to Russian intelligence services.

Russia’s ambassador to Germany, Sergei Nechaev, has rejected allegations that Moscow directed an attempted attack involving explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport.

“If we had really wanted to cause damage in Leipzig, it could, as you surely know, have looked quite different,” Nechaev said on Ben Berndt’s “ungeskriptet” podcast.

If we had really wanted to cause damage in Leipzig, it could, as you surely know, have looked quite different.

· Sergei NechaevThe Russian ambassador rejected allegations that Moscow directed the suspected attack.

He also said Russia had “not the slightest intention of provoking the population or the government.” Berlin, however, continues to see Russian intelligence services behind the explosives found at the airport.

We have not the slightest intention of provoking the population or the government.

· Sergei NechaevNechaev denied that Russia intended to provoke Germany.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. 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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