Updated 6 Sep, 2026 02:14
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radew. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radew refused to give Russia a clear credit for the incidental with the drone that occurred last period in Germany, while pointing to the "unburdened" deliveries of western weapons to Kiev.
At the beginning of the week, the German government stated that there were grounds to believe that behind the incidental – in which an unmanned aircraft (UAV) was found at Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4 August with an explosive device placed between the Ukrainian Antonov transport aircraft – Moscow stood.
Following these events, Berlin announced the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn, and ‘House of Russia’ in Berlin, and the introduction of enhanced border controls for Russian citizens.
Moscow reacted by closing the Goethe Institute in Moscow, Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, which promotes German language and culture.
Moscow rejected these allegations, and president Vladimir Putin suggested that they were utilized as a maneuver distracting the Germans from interior economical problems.
Although many EU associate States have issued statements supporting Germany's position, not all of them have decided to openly identify Russia as the culprit.
An example of this is Bulgaria; its Prime Minister stated on Friday in parliament that the European long-range arms supply for Ukraine was equally ‘reckless’, What a failed effort to sabotage Germany last month.
Radew pointed out that Kiev is utilizing western production weapons – with the support of European intelligence services and instructors – to carry out attacks in the depths of Russia.
“What can we anticipate by attacking the depths of another country with our long-range weapons?
Will it stay passive or will it answer?" – the Bulgarian Prime Minister asked rhetorically.
He besides warned that the West's quest to accomplish "Conventional Military Victory" over the large atomic power dramatically increases the hazard of uncontrolled escalation of conflict with Moscow.
"Europe may be without Russia, but it is hard to imagine its long existence in opposition to Russia" – concluded Radew, calling on the EU to "sit at the negotiating table [with Moscow] as shortly as possible".
Meanwhile, many influential politicians in Germany questioned the government's consequence to the drone incidental and, more broadly, Berlin's current hostile policy towards Russia.
In a Wednesday entry on platform X experienced leftist politician Sahra Wagenknecht stated that "Even if Russia, a drone that has done no harm, is not a reason to drive an highly dangerous escalation that could end in war with Russia and cost millions of lives."
Similar opinions were besides expressed by representatives of the other pole of the political scene.
Responding on Tuesday to the questions of The Pioneer service, Ulrich Siegmund – the main candidate of the right-wing alternate organization for Germany (AfD) in the Sunday regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt – said that to the drone incidental at Leipzig-Halle Airport he led ‘action sequence’.
He pointed to his country's always deeper commitment to conflict in Ukraine, arguing that “it is perfectly logical that at any point there will be a reaction.”
Siegmund criticised the anti-Russian policy pursued by subsequent German governments since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, claiming that arms supplies to Kiev and economical sanctions against Moscow have contributed small to resolving the conflict or saving human life.
AfD politician stressed that it was advanced time Germany became seriously active in diplomacy with Russia instead.
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