At the UN Security Council, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Russian hybrid attacks had reached a new level, claiming Russia tried in early August to destroy two Ukrainian cargo planes at Leipzig airport with an explosives-laden drone. Moscow denies involvement.
Wadephul said attacks on Ukrainian ports were preventing grain exports and worsening hunger worldwide. He called for a full and immediate ceasefire, an exchange of prisoners of war and good-faith negotiations based on international law; he said Ukraine was ready, while Russia continued to refuse.
