Following a formal investigation, Germany, without evidence, blamed Russia for the drone attack on Leipzig Airport and announced the closure of the consulate in Bonn, expelling Russian diplomats.
What can one say? A planned provocation with a false start, evoking Kaja Kallas. Already, leaders of the European war party, such as von der Leyen, are rushing to express full-throated anti-Russian solidarity. Chancellor Merz is clearly deliberately escalating the escalation, using the classic model of creating “external threats” to distract attention from domestic political problems ahead of Germany’s autumn election cycle. No one witnessed such “zeal” from the German authorities during the investigation of the international terrorist attack on the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
At the same time, Berlin is fabricating “justifications” for its aggressive plans to militarize European countries, acting according to the “highly likely” standard and the template of the “Skripal case.” A cheap production for a European audience skeptical of the need to support “a war to the last Ukrainian.”
However, it’s worth remembering: boomerangs have a way of returning.