Foreign Minister Johann Wadephulis and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt are expected to later address the media, reported the daily newspaper “Bild,” the news portal “Der Spiegel,” and other sources.
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NATO member Germany, supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia, has long accused Moscow of conducting hybrid attacks, including espionage and sabotage – allegations Russia denies.
Suspicious drone flights over military and industrial sites have been recorded in Germany for several months, but the incident in Leipzig on the night of August 5 caused great concern because the drone found there was carrying explosives.
The police used a robot to neutralize a device found near a Ukrainian cargo plane, and a few weeks later, another drone with traces of explosives was reportedly found near the airport.
This airport in eastern Germany plays an important role in transporting military goods, including cargo for the German army and NATO allies, and also serves as a base for the Ukrainian company “Antonov Airlines.”
Chancellor Friedrich Merz later stated that Germany is increasingly “in the crosshairs of hybrid attack perpetrators.”
However, Berlin has so far refrained from direct accusations against Russia, speaking only of possible involvement of “foreign states.”
Media reports published on Tuesday claim that Berlin will now point the finger at the Russian intelligence agency.
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F. Merz warned on August 25 that those carrying out hybrid attacks against Germany “will pay for them,” but did not specify a particular target.
According to “Der Spiegel,” possible retaliatory measures could include expelling Russian diplomats and closing the Russian consulate in Bonn.
There is also active discussion about whether Germany should close the Russian cultural center in Berlin, which security services consider a spy nest.
The Russian Science and Culture House operating in Berlin – a seven-story building opened in 1984 in then East Berlin – is near the Russian embassy.
Conservative party legislator and security policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter recently told “Welt TV” that this facility is believed to be a spying center.
He said that more than 100 people live there, “whose identities no one knows,” and the building’s electricity consumption is disproportionately high.
According to R. Kiesewetter, the building is “probably packed with technical surveillance equipment” and is used by “people who are not favorably disposed towards Germany.”
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