# Germany news: Dobrindt hosts Baltic Sea hybrid-threat talks

https://mins.news/en/item/35359

- DW, 2026-08-28 08:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-dobrindt-hosts-baltic-sea-hybrid-threat-talks/live-78540334?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Interior ministers and senior officials from 10 European countries are meeting in northern Germany to discuss hybrid threats, with drone defense a key focus after an explosives-laden drone was found at Leipzig Airport on August 4. Germany’s Greens are also urging action over gas storage levels, while the government says a winter shortage is not expected.

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