The drone in question was a limited distance quadcopter that needed to be remotely operated from a visible location. Everything about the Leipzig airport drone attack story was sketchy {BACKGROUND}. Germany said they were investigating the failed “attack” and now reports are surfacing that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is likely to pin the blame on Russia. Because of course he is.
Together with the U.K and France, Germany is one of the key NATO partners in the so-called ‘coalition of the willing’. German bases are currently being used by NATO allies to stage their Ukraine military support and logistics.
The German economy is in a severe state of contraction, opposition political parties are gaining momentum and Merz, like Macron, needs a distraction.
BERLIN, Aug 30 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday Berlin was preparing a response to the suspected drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane in Leipzig this month in coordination with its European and NATO partners.
“We are in the process of concluding the investigation. There is broad consensus within the Federal Government on how we should respond, and we will make this clear in the coming days; it won’t be long now,” he said in an interview on ARD public television.
Germany has so far not said officially who it believes was behind the suspected attack attempt at Leipzig/Halle airport on August 4, when an explosives-laden drone was discovered near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft used for military supplies.
On Saturday, the daily Die Welt reported that in the next few days, the government would blame Russia for the attack and announce measures that would include sanctions coordinated with European Union partners.
Merz made no comment on who Berlin believed was responsible but said its response was being coordinated with its partners.
“It has been agreed upon, and final agreement is due to be reached in the next few days with the European Union and our NATO partners,” he said. (more)
Again, more datapoints for last week’s trip by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow, shortly before Russia began having extraordinary success locating and hitting Ukraine ammunition warehouses. Is the Trump administration trying to head-off a NATO effort to expand the conflict? Time will tell.
