Russia threatened Germany harshly: this is not the last attack

Russia has issued a harsh warning to Germany following the failed attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. A senior Kremlin official delivered an unequivocal message to his counterpart in Berlin that the attack will not be the last. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, US intelligence agencies assess this is part of a planned escalation of sabotage operations in Europe ordered by Putin. Chancellor Merz was close to invoking NATO's Article 5.

Russia warned Germany that the failed attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport will not be the last, and there will be further strikes. The warning was conveyed by a senior Kremlin official serving as an unofficial communication channel with the German government, after the August attack failed. According to an extensive report in the Wall Street Journal, US intelligence agencies assess that the attack was part of a planned escalation of sabotage operations in Europe, directly ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The attack was carried out using drones loaded with explosives operated by Russian military intelligence agents. One drone struck an Antonov aircraft but did not explode. German investigators assess that had the attack succeeded, it could have caused extensive destruction and numerous casualties. Advisors to Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that if there had been many casualties, Germany would have considered invoking NATO's Article 5. Since the attack, there has been an increase in sabotage operations across Europe, and the German military has raised the threat level to 'significant'. The escalation occurs against a backdrop of growing frustration in Moscow over the situation in Ukraine.