# Russian envoy calls German measures over Leipzig drone incident unprecedented escalation

https://mins.news/en/item/40929

- TASS, 2026-09-01 20:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2180717

> Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev said measures announced by Berlin over the drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport represented an unprecedented escalation in Russian-German relations and would not go unanswered. He said Germany would bear full responsibility for any consequences and regretted Berlin’s continued dismantling of bilateral cooperation.

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