Sweden and Denmark summon Russian ambassadors over hybrid attack in Germany

Denmark and Sweden are summoning Russia’s ambassadors after Germany formally blamed Moscow for drone attacks at Leipzig Airport in early August.

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I have decided to summon the Russian ambassador to a meeting as soon as possible. And there he will be given the following message, as has been done in other European countries: we have discovered you. We know what you are doing and we will not accept it.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said he had decided to call in the Russian ambassador as soon as possible. “I have decided to summon the Russian ambassador to a meeting as soon as possible. And there he will be given the following message, as has been done in other European countries: we have discovered you. We know what you are doing and we will not accept it,” he told public broadcaster DR.

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Sweden’s strongest possible protest against Russia’s conduct.

Sweden announced a similar measure the previous evening. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described it as “Sweden’s strongest possible protest against Russia’s conduct.” He said the sabotage failed this time, but warned that its consequences could have been devastating for both human lives and European aviation had it succeeded.

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This time, the sabotage failed, but it could have had devastating consequences both in terms of human lives and for European aviation had it succeeded.

German authorities said they had officially assigned responsibility for the hybrid attack to Russia. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told a news conference in Berlin, alongside Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, that “the federal government concludes that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack carried out in Leipzig on August 4.”

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The federal government concludes that Russia is responsible for the hybrid attack carried out in Leipzig on August 4.