Foreign Minister Tsahkna stressed that the German authorities’ confirmation that the drones carrying explosives discovered at Leipzig Airport were intended to attack a transport aircraft supplying Ukraine clearly demonstrates that Russia is prepared to carry out attacks both in Europe and beyond. “This is not an isolated incident, but part of Russia’s consistent and dangerous pattern of provocations targeting Europe,” the Foreign Minister said.
According to Tsahkna, at a time when the battlefield has reached a stalemate, domestic tensions are mounting, and sanctions and international isolation have backed the country into a corner, Russia is seeking to divide Western countries through non-military influence operations. “Russia’s aim is to sow uncertainty, undermine unity among Western Allies and divert attention away from supporting Ukraine. We unequivocally condemn Russia’s provocations against NATO Allies and support Germany’s countermeasures, including additional European Union sanctions,” Tsahkna stressed.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also condemned Russia’s large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, which have increasingly targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure. July was one of the deadliest months of the full-scale war, with 437 people killed and more than 2,610 injured. Last week, Russia launched nearly 2,000 drones at Ukraine, targeting residential areas, critical infrastructure, warehouses, shopping centres, ports and cafés. Ahead of the start of the new school year, Russia deliberately destroyed nearly 10 million Ukrainian books, in a systematic attempt to erase the nation’s memory, language and continuity of education.
