In an interview with Vesti correspondent Pavel Zarubin on September 6, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned the German reactions to the alleged “Russian drone” found at the Leipzig airport. The Germans had “found” a drone loaded with explosives at the Leipzig Airport, and immediately began to blame Russia. In response, the German government closed the Russian consulate and the Russia House cultural center, extremely draconian measures, which Lavrov indicated generally precede the beginning of a war.
“Leipzig, the airport… They found some drone. They said it was a Russian drone, and no one investigated. This is by and large the beginning of a real war. They kicked out the Consul General from Bonn and announced they had terminated the agreement. They’re closing the Russia House in Berlin.
