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Trump says Putin does not seek to attack NATO after Leipzig drone incident

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

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

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin intended to attack NATO territory.
  • The comments followed the discovery of an explosives-laden drone near a Ukrainian An-124 cargo plane at Leipzig airport.
  • Germany has accused Russia of carrying out a hybrid drone attack and is seeking new European Union sanctions against Moscow.

Donald Trump sought to calm concerns over the Leipzig airport incident, saying he did not believe Vladimir Putin planned to attack NATO territory.

Asked whether a drone carrying explosives, found at the German airport, represented an attack on NATO territory, the U.S. president said he was not worried. “I speak with him. I know him very well. Putin does not seek to attack NATO territory,” Trump said.

The incident involved a drone discovered near a Ukrainian An-124 cargo plane at Leipzig airport on the night of Aug. 5. The airport temporarily suspended operations after the drone was found. According to the report, an FPV drone struck the most vulnerable part of the aircraft’s wing, near the fuel tanks, suggesting a targeted attack rather than a warning.

Germany formally accused Russia on Sept. 1 of organizing a hybrid drone attack against the airport. Berlin has moved to close Russia’s consulate in Bonn and is pressing the European Union to impose additional sanctions on Moscow.

I speak with him. I know him very well. Putin does not seek to attack NATO territory.

· Donald TrumpTrump responded to a question about whether the Leipzig drone incident constituted an attack on NATO territory.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. 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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