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Russia’s Ambassador to Germany on Leipzig Incident: We Do Not Want War with NATO

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

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

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  • Sergei Nechaev denied allegations that Russian authorities were behind an attempted attack involving explosives-laden drones at Leipzig-Halle Airport.
  • Germany closed Russia’s general consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin, while Moscow banned Goethe Institute branches across Russia.
  • Nechaev said Russia did not want war with NATO or Germany, but also argued that NATO members supporting Ukraine had become parties to the conflict.

Russia’s ambassador to Germany, Sergei Nechaev, has rejected accusations that Moscow was responsible for an attempted attack at Leipzig-Halle Airport involving drones carrying explosives. In an interview published Saturday on Beno Berndt’s “Unscripted” podcast, Nechaev said no evidence had been presented to support the allegations.

“If we had really wanted to cause problems in Leipzig, as you certainly know, everything could have looked completely different. But we have absolutely no intention of provoking the German population or government,” Nechaev said.

If we had really wanted to cause problems in Leipzig, as you certainly know, everything could have looked completely different. But we have absolutely no intention of provoking the German population or government.

· Sergei NechaevThe Russian ambassador denied allegations that Moscow sought to provoke Germany through the Leipzig incident.

Berlin believes Russian intelligence services were responsible for the appearance of the explosives-laden drones in eastern Germany. The incident caused no damage because an explosive charge near a Ukrainian aircraft failed to detonate.

We do not want war with NATO, we do not want war with Germany.

· Sergei NechaevNechaev described Russia’s stated position on its relations with NATO and Germany.

Germany responded by ordering the closure of Russia’s general consulate in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin. Moscow retaliated by banning the Goethe Institute’s branches throughout Russia.

“We do not want war with NATO, we do not want war with Germany,” Nechaev said when discussing current relations. At the same time, he argued that Russia is already fighting NATO because alliance members, including Germany, support Ukraine. “In the current situation, we are at war with NATO,” he said. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and has since failed to subjugate its smaller neighbor.

In the current situation, we are at war with NATO.

· Sergei NechaevNechaev argued that NATO members supporting Ukraine had become parties to the conflict.
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