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German officials said the drone managed to fly past Leipzig airport’s defences. More important, Schröder said, were the incalculable consequences of accusing Moscow of a botched military attack on German soil amid warnings of an escalation in tensions . “If it were to be defined as an act of aggression – that is, a military attack by Russia against (Germany’s) critical infrastructure – then we would be on the brink of entering a state of war, and that would have implications not only of a diplomatic nature but also with regard to Nato,” he told local news broadcaster n-tv. “A cautious approach is being taken here, precisely because the aim is to prevent being drawn in, and that would mean turning this into a matter of European security – a matter of Nato security – and that would certainly take Germany’s involvement in the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine to a whole new level.”.
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