EU and Nato vow to step up pressure on Russia after 'new escalation' in Leipzig - BBC News

Russia is accused of growing increasingly reckless after Berlin blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte accused Russia of becoming increasingly reckless in its attacks on Europe

The heads of Nato and the European Commission have warned Russia is growing increasingly reckless and vowed to respond to a "new normal".

"Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia," said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a day after Germany blamed Russia for a failed drone attack on Leipzig airport.

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance, which includes the US, stood "in full solidarity with Germany".

Russia rejects accusations it targeted a Ukrainian cargo plane on 4 August with an explosives-laden drone.