The EP has denied accusations of Russian involvement in the incident in Leipzig

Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser said allegations of Russian involvement in the Leipzig drone incident were not supported by evidence.

Leipzig police said an airport employee discovered a drone with explosives in the air cargo security area.

Germany blamed Russia for the incident, but did not provide concrete evidence.

BRUSSELS, Oct 13 - RIA Novosti. Allegations about Russia's alleged involvement in the drone incident in Leipzig, Germany, as well as other similar incidents, have not been confirmed by evidence, Fernand Kartheiser, member of the European Parliament from Luxembourg, told RIA Novosti.

Leipzig police reported on August 5 that an employee at the city's airport discovered a UAV with explosives in the air cargo security area. Germany blamed Russia without providing concrete evidence. Moscow called the incident a hastily concocted provocation.

“The incident in Leipzig is presented as evidence of a Russian attack, but until now these allegations have not been supported by evidence,” Kartheiser told RIA Novosti.

The deputy believes that it is unacceptable to automatically assign responsibility for any incidents to Russian government agencies. “Of course, incidents occur, especially in cyberspace... but this does not mean that their initiators are automatically official Russian structures,” he emphasized.

According to the deputy, he “has never received evidence of any Russian so-called “hybrid attack” on a European country.”

“On the contrary, we hear statements from heads of government that there is no evidence of the existence of a Russian plan to attack a NATO country. Unfortunately, even high-ranking officials have been spreading unconfirmed rumors for some time,” Kartheiser emphasized.

Earlier, Politico reported that representatives of EU countries are discussing in closed format certain scenarios of imaginary hybrid attacks with numerous casualties. The publication mentioned the incident in Leipzig, which one of the European diplomats allegedly cited as an example of the need to prepare for serious incidents with casualties. At the same time, the German authorities never provided evidence of the “Russian trace.”