Britain summons Russian charge d'affaires over Leipzig airport attack

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - ‌Britain has ​summoned ​the Russian charge d'affaires to condemn an attempted drone attack at ‌Leipzig/Halle airport last month after the ⁠German government said that Russia was responsible for ‌the incident.

"The UK stands ‌in full solidarity with Germany following Russia's egregious and reckless attack on Leipzig Airport," ​the spokesperson said, adding that Russian attempts to undermine the resolve of ⁠Ukraine's allies were "futile."

"This is the latest in a clear pattern ​of attempts by the Russian state to undermine our collective security, and ​that is why today we ‌have summoned the Russian charge d'affaires to condemn the attack in ⁠the strongest terms."

Russia has denied the allegations, saying that they are entirely fabricated. The ⁠Russian embassy in London said the summons from Britain ​was part of a "co-ordinated provocation".

"These unsubstantiated and absurd accusations, constructed in a surprisingly familiar British style, were ‌categorically rejected," the embassy said in translated comments on Telegram, adding ‌that escalatory steps from Britain or ⁠other European states ‌would get a "adequate ​and calibrated response."

(Reporting by Alistair Smout and Sam Tabahriti; editing by William ‌James)

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