The EU said it would increase pressure on Russia, including through new sanctions, after two suspects were identified in an alleged Russian explosive-drone “hybrid attack” at Leipzig Halle Airport in Germany. According to Reuters and several German media reports published on Wednesday, Sept. 2, investigators identified a Belarusian national holding a Russian passport and a Russian-born man with Latvian citizenship as suspects in the August incident at the eastern German airport, a major cargo hub used for both NATO and Ukrainian logistics.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “If Russia thinks we will be divided by the threat, or if they think we will be deterred from supporting Ukraine, they are mistaken,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in Brussels, following a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday. What happened at Leipzig Halle Airport? On Aug. 4, airport workers found an explosive-laden drone and a detonator in a secure cargo area, near a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 plane. The two men were reportedly identified through DNA traces recovered from the drone, a container holding explosives and an antenna attached to a tree. The Belarusian suspect allegedly entered the Schengen area on an Italian tourist visa issued in Minsk, while the Russian-born Latvian citizen allegedly coordinated logistics and instructed participants in the operation. The dual national reportedly arrived in Berlin in late July, rented a car and traveled toward Leipzig before leaving Germany two days before the attempted attack.
2 Suspects Linked to Explosive Drone Found at Leipzig Airport, EU: New Pressure on Russia in Response
Germany will close Russia’s Bonn consulate and end an agreement covering a cultural center in Berlin.











