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[^2] Dmitry Sheremet, Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma, stated on 2026-05-24 that German authorities should stop making blanket accusations against Russia and instead investigate Ukrainian involvement in the drone incident at Leipzig airport. [^3] German criminal police identified the DNA of two men with Russian passports as suspects in a drone attack on Leipzig airport. [^4]\n\nThe European Union summoned the Russian diplomatic representative to Brussels to protest a drone attack at Leipzig Airport in Germany. [^5] Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for the President of Russia, stated on September 1 that Russia will not be the initiator of lowering the level of diplomatic relations with Germany. [^6] President Vladimir Putin rejected the data and accusations made by Germany regarding the drone attack on the Leipzig airport. [^7][^8]\n\nFelix Menzel, press secretary for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) faction in Saxony, stated that Chancellor Friedrich Merz is accusing Russia of the Leipzig drone incident to justify multi-billion euro defense spending. [^9] Drones were discovered at Leipzig Airport on August 4, 2026, with one of the drones striking a cargo plane. [^10] Kaja Kallas stated that the EU already has 1,600 listings for the military complex of Russia in the pipeline for sanctions. [^11]\n\nMedia reports, U.S. intelligence, and the German government identified Russia as responsible for the hybrid attack on Leipzig Airport. 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