# Kremlin says it has no plans to downgrade diplomatic ties with Germany

https://mins.news/en/item/43262

- TASS, 2026-09-03 07:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2181785

> Moscow will not initiate a downgrade in diplomatic relations with Berlin, and Germany has not announced such a move, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He warned that Germany could take “absurd steps” and said its new anti-Russian decisions over a drone incident at Leipzig Airport hurt its own people’s interests.

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