Medvedev Warns Europe: Drone Disruptions Highlight War Dangers
Medvedev said drone disruptions at European airports highlight war dangers and criticized leaders for stoking conflict; thousands of passengers were delayed, officials said.
- On October 6, Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said drone disruptions in Europe should warn citizens of war dangers, Reuters reported.
- Drone sightings at Munich Airport on October 4 and in Denmark disrupted flights, causing delays and two closures at Aalborg and Copenhagen airports.
- On Telegram, Medvedev said `People who sympathise with our country will not waste their resources by coming out of hiding...` and stressed `the danger of war on their own skin.`
- Germany deployed a laser-based counter-drone system to protect Munich Airport, and European leaders linked the incidents to Russia while the Kremlin rejected grounds to blame Russia.
- Amid talk of using frozen Russian assets and a proposed 'drone wall', Russian officials reacted angrily, with Medvedev accusing Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz of stoking tensions for political and financial reasons.
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Medvedev Says Drone Disruptions Show Europe What War Would Look Like
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that a spate of drone-related disruptions across Europe should serve as a warning of what war could look like on the continent, according to Reuters on October 6. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, said it remains unclear who is responsible for the incidents but dismissed suggestions that pro-Russian actors were involved. “People who sympathise with our country [in Europe] wi…
The drones that arrived on the territory of the European countries could be “a cause of gangs (i.e. referring to Ukrainian supporters of Bandera), ” wrote Dmitri Medvedev, Vice-President of the Russian Security Council (CS) on his channel of Max.
Medvedev downplayed the theory that his country is behind the "visit" of drones to European countries - At the same time, he accused Macron and Merz of inciting war
According to the former Russian president, the most important thing was that Europeans felt the danger of war at their own pace. He rejected allegations that Moscow could be behind the recent drone incidents over European airports.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared on Monday that it is still a mystery who is behind the wave of drone interruptions in several European countries, but that these incidents serve as a useful reminder for Europeans about the dangers of war. Medvedev, currently vice president of the Russian Security Council, minimized the theory that recent interruptions, including air traffic in Germany and Denmark, were related to actions by Russ…
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