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Leipzig airport sabotage and Russia-Germany tensions 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 21
OCT 22 · Day 2
Germany target of intensive espionage, Merz says after suspected Russian spy arrest
Merz called the uncovering of the spy case a "success".
Police arrested former BND employee Manfred D and accused him of passing August Hanning about 2,000 classified documents in exchange for money.
Vadym Y. is due to appear before an investigating judge on Friday.
“let us not delude ourselves - the activities of Russian intelligence services in Germany remain at a consistently high level”
FRIEDRICH MERZ
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OCT 21 · Day 1
Kremlin warns Germany after Leipzig airport sabotage
The Wall Street Journal reported that a Kremlin official warned a German government counterpart that the Leipzig attack would not be Moscow's last target.
Poland, Lithuania, and Bulgaria have reported sabotage targeting Starlink ground stations in recent weeks.
In August, arson attacks targeted drone manufacturing facilities in Estonia and Poland.