NATO and European leaders have warned that Russia is becoming increasingly reckless, a day after Germany formally blamed Moscow for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport, in which a drone carrying explosives targeted a Ukrainian cargo plane on 4 August. Russia denies responsibility, accusing Berlin of offering no evidence, while Vladimir Putin called Germany's response, which includes closing Russia's Bonn consulate and Russian House cultural institution, a 'serious mistake’. EC president Ursula von der Leyen called Leipzig a new escalation on EU soil, involving 'military-grade material carried out by Russian operatives’, and pledged not to tolerate it. NATO chief Mark Rutte voiced 'full solidarity with Germany’, citing rising risks from drones, missiles and sabotage along the alliance's eastern flank. Suspected sabotage attacks on power infrastructure in Germany and a drone-factory fire in Poland followed within 24 hours, though those behind them remain unconfirmed. EU foreign ministers are weighing further sanctions, including against Russia's sanctions-evading 'shadow fleet’, alongside continued military and financial support for Ukraine.