'Almost no doubt': Germany suspects Russia behind attack on Ukrainian An-124

'Almost no doubt': Germany suspects Russia behind attack on Ukrainian An-124

The country's authorities have settled on the main version of events

Berlin has almost no doubt that the attack on the Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan at Leipzig/Halle Airport was carried out by Russia, according to Spiegel.

German security services, after collecting and analyzing all the details of the case, concluded that the attack may have been carried out by Russia.

"The authorities (of Germany — ed.) currently have almost no doubt that Moscow is behind this attack," the media outlet writes.

Despite the fact that everything points to Russia, the German authorities are in no hurry to make official accusations against the Kremlin. The reason is that there is still no absolute certainty about this version.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has suggested a "hybrid attack scenario." In fact, this referred to a covert operation organized by another state. Interestingly, the minister is also not yet rushing to name Russia as the culprit.

The investigation is still considering various versions, but regards them as extremely unlikely.

"If the suspicion is confirmed, the German government will have to respond. An immediate NATO investigation into this case is the minimum that can be done. Decisive steps may follow," the media outlet emphasizes.