Russia summons German envoy over drone incident

On September 2, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the temporary envoy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Russia.

Consensus

Russia summoned Germany's acting envoy, Bernd Finke, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 2.
The summons followed Germany's actions and statements against Russia, including accusations of involvement in a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle airport.
Germany accused Russia of being behind a drone attack with explosives at Leipzig/Halle airport on August 5.
Germany announced plans to close Russia's consulate in Bonn and the Russian House of Science and Culture in Berlin.
Russia denied involvement in the drone incident and called the German accusations 'absolutely groundless' and 'provocative'.
Russia stated that Germany's actions would lead to a 'strong response'.
The German envoy was summoned on September 2, and the new German ambassador to Russia, Clemens von Götze, was not in Moscow at the time.
Germany's actions were described by Russia as damaging to decades of bilateral relations.

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A Moscow court imposed restrictions on Lidia Moniava, head of the children's hospice 'House with a Beacon', on charges of spreading 'war fake news'. — tg_currenttime
Two Bulgarian nationals were detained in Munich on suspicion of arson at a construction site near the headquarters of defense contractor Rohde & Schwarz. — tg_currenttime
On September 1, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock officially accused Russia of orchestrating the drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport. — vm
On September 2, Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, stated that Germany deserved attacks on factories producing military equipment for Ukraine. — vm
President Vladimir Putin linked the German accusations to Germany's internal political situation and accused Chancellor Friedrich Merz of 'trading' national interests. — vm
The Russian ambassador to Germany, Sergey Nechaev, rejected German accusations as 'unsubstantiated, absurd, and contrary to common sense'. — interfax
President Putin linked the German accusations to internal political dynamics in Germany and accused Chancellor Merz of not defending national interests. — vedomosti