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Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev threatened direct strikes on German defense production facilities and potentially other targets in Berlin, escalating Moscow’s rhetoric against a NATO member after Germany formally blamed Russia for an attempted explosive drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
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Medvedev made the threat on September 2 in response to Berlin’s attribution of the August incident to Russian state actors.
“They deserve a direct strike on all German military equipment production facilities for the Bandera clique. And quite possibly on several other locations in Berlin as well,” Medvedev wrote on Telegram.
The Russian official claimed without providing evidence that Germany had fabricated the Leipzig incident and accused the government in Berlin of pursuing what he described as an increasingly hostile policy toward Russia.
His comments came one day after the German government formally concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport involving a drone carrying explosives.
Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said police investigations, the method used in the operation, and intelligence findings collectively established Russian responsibility for the attempted attack.
German authorities said intelligence indicated that people involved in the operation had acted on behalf of Russian state agencies.
The drone was discovered near a Ukrainian aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 4. It was carrying explosives and a detonator, which authorities successfully removed before the device could cause damage.
Investigators identified similarities between the drone’s configuration, components, explosives, and detonator and equipment previously associated with Russian hybrid operations and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin also rejected Germany’s findings on September 1, claiming without evidence that German authorities had planted evidence to implicate Moscow. He argued that Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government was using accusations against Russia to distract from domestic political and economic problems.
Germany also announced plans to push for tighter EU travel restrictions on Russian nationals and to close Russia’s Consulate General in Bonn, while terminating the agreement governing the Russian House cultural center in Berlin.
Russia has denied responsibility for the Leipzig operation. The Russian Embassy in Germany called the accusations a “fabricated provocation,” while Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused Berlin of pursuing further escalation.
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