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Britain summons Russian charge d’affaires over Leipzig airport attack

By Thomson Reuters Sep 3, 2026 | 6:05 AM

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Britain has summoned the Russian charge d’affaires to ​condemn an attempted ‌drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport last month after the German government said that ‌Russia ​was responsible ⁠for the incident.

“The ⁠UK stands in full solidarity with Germany following Russia’s egregious and reckless ​attack on Leipzig Airport,” the spokesperson said, ⁠adding that ⁠Russian attempts to undermine ​the resolve of Ukraine’s ​allies were “futile.”

“This is the latest ‌in a clear pattern of attempts by the Russian state to ⁠undermine our collective security, and that is why today we ⁠have ‌summoned the Russian ⁠charge d’affaires to ​condemn ‌the attack in the ​strongest terms.”

Russia ⁠has rejected the allegations, saying that they are entirely fabricated.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by William ​James)