MOSCOW, August 24. /TASS/. Germany’s law enforcement agencies are seriously looking into "a Ukrainian trace" in the drone incident in Leipzig, although they have not made it public, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.
"According to available information, the law enforcement agencies of the Federal Republic of Germany, as is typical of professionals, are examining various versions of the drone incident. The possibility of a ‘Ukrainian trace’ is being seriously considered, though not publicly acknowledged. But will the country’s authorities have the political will to draw impartial conclusions and officially announce them?" it said in a statement.
It said that Kiev is pleased with the media and political impact of the developments surrounding the drone carrying explosives found in the parking area of a Ukrainian transport aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany on August 5.
"Without even waiting for the preliminary results of the investigation, German politicians of all stripes, followed by the European media, issued an unequivocal verdict: Moscow’s hand has reached the major airport on German soil, which is also used for military purposes," the statement added.
The SVR said that the scenario of such insinuations had been repeatedly used. For instance, the explosions at the Nord Streams gas pipelines in 2022 are a good example. It said that the German and pan-European Russophobic mainstream immediately "in the spirit of highly likely" came to an unequivocal conclusion: Russian special services were behind them, allegedly aiming to undermine the energy security of Germany and the entire European Union.
"Kiev is celebrating: the action was a success. Europeans were ‘roused’ by new ‘facts about Russia’s aggressive and hostile policy’ and encouraged to deplete military stockpiles to ensure the survival of the Kiev regime. Or perhaps another goal will be achieved - to undermine public support for German opposition political forces that advocate a pragmatic stance towards Russia," the statement read.