Embassy comment on the British side’s démarche 💬 On 3 September, Chargé d’Affaires Vasily Tsyganov was invited to the Foreign Office, where he received a protest alleging Russia’s involvement in the drone incident at Leipzig Airport. These baseless and absurd accusations, framed in a surprisingly familiar British style, were categorically rejected. No convincing evidence was presented to support the anti-Russian version of events. The Russian side pointed out that such a coordinated provocation, aimed at fuelling tension in Europe, serves only the interests of Kiev and its sponsors, who are pushing for the conflict to continue. It is reckless and dangerous. ☝️ It was stressed that Russia does not seek confrontation with the United Kingdom or other European states. However, any escalatory steps on their part will meet an appropriate and carefully calibrated response.