Published September 3rd, 2026 - 12:30 GMT
ALBAWABA - Britain’s foreign minister summoned the Russian ambassador on Thursday to condemn the attacks on Germany, following suit with other European countries.The foreign minister described the attacks which took place by a drone at Leipzig airport in Germany last month as "egregious and reckless" , a spokesperson said.On Wednesday, EU countries summoned their Russian envoys to discuss the new sanctions over the Leipzig incident that Germany has blamed on Moscow."Today we summoned the Russian charge d'affaires to condemn the attack in the strongest terms," the UK foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement, calling the incident "the latest in a clear pattern of attempts by the Russian state to undermine our collective security".Russia's Foreign Ministry officially summoned Germany’s Chargé d'Affaires in Moscow, Bernd Finke, in response to escalating diplomatic tension pic.twitter.com/yQs9wxTVDZ— Jungle Journey (@JnglJourney) September 2, 2026 Russia has denied all accusations, calling them “absurd” with Putin branding Germany’s actions as a “mistake, a big one” as the country shut down a Russian consulate and ended the contract for a cultural center in Berlin.The UK, however, underlined that it "will continue to expose Russian hostile activity at every level".
