Russia's Lavrov calls accusations of Moscow's involvement in Leipzig drone incident 'start of real war', TASS reports

The Straits Times World News · collected 2026-09-06 · by The Straits Times
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Summary

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claims that Western accusations of Moscow's involvement in a drone incident at Leipzig airport are "the start of a real war". He made this statement on September 6 through state news agency TASS, while referencing German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's goal to make Germany the leading military power in Europe. The German government has already taken measures in response to the alleged attack, including closing a Russian consulate and cultural center. Lavrov also accused Germany of planting evidence to frame Russia for the attack.
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German Leipzig Moscow Russia TASS

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Russia GPE · 4× German NORP · 3× Moscow GPE · 3× Berlin GPE · 2× Germany GPE · 2× Lavrov PERSON · 2× Leipzig GPE · 2× Russian NORP · 2× TASS ORG · 2× Sergei Lavrov PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The German government said on September 1 that it had concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month and ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of a consulate and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-06

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

Russia's Lavrov calls accusations of Moscow's involvement in Leipzig drone incident 'start of real war', TASS reports asserted
TASS → call → war
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that the accusations levelled at Moscow by the West that it was involved in the drone incident at Germany's Leipzig airport were, "by and large, the start of a real war," state news agency TASS reported. asserted
TASS → say → war
"All these statements by Merz about making Germany the leading military power in Europe once again – they are being put into practice. asserted
they → make → practice
He is, in effect, declaring war on us," Lavrov said, referring to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. asserted
Lavrov → declare → Merz
The German government said on September 1 that it had concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month and ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of a consulate and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin. asserted
Russia → say → Berlin
Russia dismissed the German accusations as baseless, accusing Berlin of planting evidence to frame Russia for the attack. asserted
Russia → dismiss → attack
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