Germany officially blamed Russia for an explosives-laden drone attack targeting Leipzig/Halle Airport on September 1, marking the first time a NATO member state directly attributed a kinetic strike on its soil to Moscow. Berlin raised its national threat level to high, imposed strict entry controls on Russian nationals, and ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural center in Berlin. The European Union is preparing its most stringent sanctions package against Moscow, with lists potentially exceeding 1,600 entries, the highest number of coercive measures ever imposed on a single country. The attack targeted a Ukrainian cargo plane carrying military supplies bound for Kyiv, demonstrating Russia’s intent to physically disrupt the flow of Western arms to Ukraine.
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