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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Leipzig airport attack fallout exposes Germany’s deepening divide over Russia

Police officers at Leipzig airport
This week, the German government blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport. Photograph: Sebastian Willnow/DPA/AP

Even before the German government laid the blame this week on Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport, the topic of German ties to Moscow was high on the political agenda.

But the timing of the unsurprising yet explosive Leipzig announcement – days before a key regional vote – has exposed the extent to which German politics is polarised on the issue.

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