Leipzig Drone Incident Marks New Escalation by Russia in Europe, Von Der Leyen Says
Berlin says police findings and intelligence show Russian responsibility, and EU leaders plan sanctions and other measures in response.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels today to coordinate responses against Russian hybrid attacks and deepen defense cooperation.
- The meeting follows the German Government's decision to blame Russia for a suspected August 4 drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport, with German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt citing intelligence findings and police investigations.
- Dobrindt raised Germany's threat assessment to "high" and ordered Moscow's consulate in Bonn closed by September 18; Romania and Estonia reported separate drone incursions on September 1 without attribution.
- Gathering in Ireland for the Gymnich meeting, EU foreign ministers are preparing further sanctions against Russia, with Leyen promising a response to "hybrid attacks" targeting 1,600 additional entities.
- President Vladimir Putin suggested the evidence was fabricated while Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova rejected the accusations, as Berlin presses for tougher action against Russia's shadow fleet of tankers.
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Brussels, 2 Sep (EFE).- The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, assured this Wednesday that pressure against Russia will continue and even "increase", after the hybrid drone attack at a airport in the German city of Leipzig attributed to Moscow. "Europe and [...] The Von der Leyen and Rutte entrance threaten with "more pressure" to Moscow after the Leipzig attack was first pu…
Four weeks after the drone incident in Leipzig, Germany announced a response; the Kremlin is not impressed by them; the EU is getting closer to a direct confrontation with Russia, writing Dirk Emmerich under "Berlin Insider".
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (right), and Secretary-General of NATO, Mark Rutte, during a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, on 2 September 2026. REUTERS/Geert Vanden Wijngaert The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Wednesday (2) that the incident with an explosive drone at Leipzig airport in Germany represents a new escalation of Russia on European soil and that hybrid attacks o…
The Russian drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport marks a new escalation on European Union soil, part of a wider pattern of increasingly dangerous incidents, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. “Leipzig marks a new escalation […] The post Von der Leyen: Russian attack in Leipzig marks a new escalation on European soil first appeared on Novi list.
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