Lavrov Blames Western Media for Groundless Drone Accusations Against Russia

MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. Western media are groundlessly blaming Russia for the appearance of unidentified drones in Europe, without providing evidence, and are effectively engaging in what Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described as "information games."

Speaking at the international Dialogue on Fakes 4.0 forum, Lavrov said the issue of alleged Russian drones appearing across European countries and targeting various facilities has recently become a recurring theme in Western media.

"The topic of Russian drones – allegedly appearing here and there across European countries and attacking various facilities – has become fashionable in Western media lately," Lavrov said. "Yet every time, it turns out that it was either not a drone at all, a Ukrainian drone, or a drone that could not be positively identified as belonging to Russia."

Lavrov argued that the details behind such accusations "no longer interest anyone," saying the issue had instead become a matter of "playing information games."