# Hysteria over Leipzig drone incident is planned escalation, Russian MFA says

https://mins.news/en/item/51205

- TASS, 2026-09-09 11:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2184773

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Europe’s anti-Russian hysteria over a drone found at Leipzig/Halle Airport was a pre-planned escalation maneuver sanctioned by EU and NATO leadership. She said spreading baseless, false and absurd accusations against Russia had become a standard part of the information war.

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