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[^2]\n\nRussian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on September 4 that Russia is carefully monitoring and verifying reports about plans to establish long-range missile production facilities inside Ukraine. [^3]\n\nThe German government attributed an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport to Russia days before a key regional vote in Saxony-Anhalt. [^4]\n\nRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok that the EU and NATO are pursuing an aggressive campaign to divide Eurasia and contain Russia. [^5]\n\nGerman Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and foreign policy chief Johann Wadephul officially blamed Russian intelligence services for a drone incident at the Leipzig/Halle airport. [^6]\n\nDmitry Peskov stated that the accusations against the Russian Federation were completely groundless and that Russia has drawn attention to this fact. [^7]\n\nRussian President Vladimir Putin rejected Germany's accusations regarding the attack on the Leipzig airport, calling it a gross mistake that contradicts the interests of the German people. [^8]\n\nDmitry Peskov noted that Moscow will not hold direct talks with Kiev on ending Ukrainian terrorist attacks ahead of the visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. [^9]\n\nThe Kremlin stated that it will inform the public about contacts between the government and US emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner once they take place, rather than announcing them in advance. [^10]\n\nForeign Minister Johann Wadephul stated that Germany is not at war but is a daily target of hybrid warfare. [^11]\n\nThe AfD has repeatedly called for a closer bond with the Kremlin and for Russian oil and gas to flow to Germany again. 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