Tense relationship
Leipzig drone incident: Lavrov calls allegations “real war”
Updated on September 6, 2026 – 1:42 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Explosives are found at Leipzig airport, the federal government sees Russia at work. But the Moscow leadership sees precisely this attribution as a declaration of war.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentions the German accusations against Moscow because of the attempted bomb attack Airport in Leipzig the “beginning of a real war”. The minister told Russian state television: “Leipzig airport (…) They found a drone there. They said it was a Russian drone. Nobody clarified that. Strictly speaking, this is the beginning of a real war.”
The German sanctions such as the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and the cultural institute in Berlin reminded him of the beginning of the Second World War, said Lavrov. Apparently the Germans wanted war again, he was quoted on the website of the news program “Westi”. The Russian chief diplomat is known for his harsh choice of words.
The federal government examined it for four weeks
On Leipzig/Halle Airport At the beginning of August, a drone with an explosive device was found near a Ukrainian transport plane. There was no explosion. Two more drones were later found. After four weeks of testing, she wrote Federal Government At the beginning of September, Russian secret services reported the attempted attack.
Berlin assumes that Germany is because of its support for the by Russia attacked Ukraine The aim of covert operations by Russian intelligence services is.
