Peskov: Germany's accusations against Russia are baseless

Peskov said: “We have noted that the accusations against Russia are completely baseless. We categorically reject these accusations and consider them completely empty and lacking any convincing arguments.”

He added, "Germany did not take any similar measures when the perpetrators of the Nord Stream pipeline bombing were caught red-handed."

He continued: "We did not hear a single word about Ukraine from the German Interior Minister himself. Therefore, it is self-evident that his statements in this context are not convincing to us at all."

These developments come after the German government announced, earlier this week, that it officially blamed Russia for the drone incident that was discovered at Leipzig Airport early last August, and imposed punitive measures that included closing the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and ending the activities of the Russian House in Berlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had stated that Germany had no evidence of threats from Russia, and linked the accusations against Moscow in this incident to the difficult internal political situation in Germany, while the Russian embassy in Berlin described the incident as “a hastily fabricated provocation that exclusively serves the goals of Kiev and the military wing of the European political class.”