- Russia's FM Sergei Lavrov called Western accusations over the Leipzig airport drone incident "by and large, the start of a real war," accusing German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of effectively declaring war.
- Germany says it concluded Russia was behind the attempted drone attack and has closed a Russian consulate and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin in response.
- Moscow dismissed the claims as baseless and accused Berlin of planting evidence to frame Russia.
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