EU's Kallas Calls Alleged Russian Drone Plot 'State Sponsored Terrorism' as Europe Mulls a Response
Kaja Kallas said the blast-laden drone near a Ukrainian plane shows the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism as the EU weighs sanctions.
- On Tuesday, the German government blamed Russia for an Aug 4 attempted drone attack at Leipzig and Halle Airport, announcing the closure of a Russian consulate among other measures.
- Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat, said Wednesday the incident bears hallmarks of "state sponsored terrorism" as Moscow faces accusations of running a sabotage campaign to destabilize European nations.
- A drone laden with explosives was found and defused near a Ukrainian plane at Halle Airport, which German officials warned posed a new level of danger.
- The European Union has imposed nearly two dozen sanction packages targeting roughly 3,000 people and entities, including President Vladimir Putin and Russian banks, to counter the war in Ukraine.
- Kallas noted that additional listings for the Russian military complex are "in the pipeline," potentially targeting backers in Belarus, China, Iran, and North Korea.
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The head of European Union diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, called the drone incident at the German airport “an act of state terrorism” by Russia. An attempt to attack an airport in Germany could be regarded as state-supported terrorism, the Associated Press reported. The European Union countries are now discussing possible retaliatory measures. The day before, the German government held Russia responsible for the incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Aug…
Europe needs to coordinate on further actions, said Kaya Kalas - French Foreign Minister summoned the Russian embassy's chargé d'affaires regarding the incident
France, for its part, summoned the Russian affairs officer to Paris to protest against the attack at the beginning of August, attributed to Russia since yesterday afternoon.
The attempted attack in Leipzig bears all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism, EU foreign policy chief Kaia Kallas said, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA. She called on Europe to coordinate its actions on what more can be done in light of the escalation of Russian attacks on Ukraine. The German government said on Thursday it had concluded that Russia was responsible for the attempted drone attack last month. In a statement ahead of an i…
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