The failed drone attack loaded with explosives against the airport of the German city of Leipzig had “all the characteristics of state-sponsored terrorism,” said the European Union’s Foreign Policy chief, Kaja Kallas, on Wednesday, who reiterated that Europe must coordinate to see “what more can be done” in the face of the escalation of Russia’s attacks against Ukraine.
On Tuesday, the German government formally pointed to Russia as responsible for this attack, carried out on August 4 and aimed at Ukrainian cargo planes. Following these accusations, the EU and several European countries such as France, the Netherlands, Belgium—and Germany itself—have summoned the Russian ambassadors.
Kallas, who is participating this Wednesday in an informal meeting of European Foreign Ministers in Ireland, emphasized that this meeting will discuss new sanctions against Russian individuals and entities. In the same vein, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul confirmed that the European Union is considering new punitive measures against Russian citizens in the coming weeks.
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“The EU has imposed far-reaching sanctions on Russia, but we will undoubtedly continue working to impose sanctions on specific individuals in the coming weeks,” he said from Ireland, in statements reproduced by the Reuters agency. “Pressure on Russia is intensifying and support for Ukraine also remains at a high level. That is the unity we are demonstrating at this moment,” Wadephul added.
