Lavrov calls accusations of Moscow's involvement in Leipzig drone incident "the beginning of a real war"

"All of Merz's statements about Germany becoming the leading military power in Europe again - they are now being put into practice. He is, in fact, declaring war on us," Lavrov said, speaking of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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Sergey Lavrov, Photo: Reuters
Sergey Lavrov, Photo: Reuters
Disclaimer: The translations are mostly done through AI translator and might not be 100% accurate.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Western accusations that Moscow was involved in a drone incident at Germany's Leipzig airport were "essentially the beginning of a real war," state news agency TASS reported.

"All of Merz's statements about Germany becoming the leading military power in Europe again - they are now being put into practice. He is, in fact, declaring war on us," Lavrov said, speaking of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Reuters reported.

The German government said on September 1 that it had concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport last month and ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of a consulate and a Russian cultural center in Berlin.

Russia has dismissed the German allegations as unfounded, accusing Berlin of planting evidence to portray Russia as responsible for the attack.

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