'Was it Russia?' Is the Leipzig drone attack part of a hybrid war? | Berlin Briefing Podcast

Did Russia just send a drone laden with Semtex explosives to attack Ukrainian transport planes at the German supply hub Leipzig Airport? More than a week after the attack, the German government still won't use the “R” word for Russia when asked about the source of the attack. But it is increasingly sounding like a 'not yet'. DW's Michaela Küfner asks security analyst Hans-Jakob Schindler, disinformation expert Julia Smirnova and DW Moscow bureau chief-in-exile Juri Rescheto to piece together what we know. How exposed is Germany to what the government admits are “daily attacks in a hybrid war”? And what can and should we read into the awkward official silence on Russia? #dwgermanpolitics

00:00 Was it Russia? Evidence so far 02:19 Politics of attribution 03:51 Baltic states sound alarms 07:09 Germany's daily hybrid threat 09:01 Russia's election playbook 12:01 How hybrid warfare works 15:07 Is Germany prepared? 18:30 Lessons from the Baltics 21:21 A NATO problem? 25:45 Fighting back in cyberspace 28:30 Hybrid war is already here 32:12 New security reality

For more of DW's reporting on the issues discussed in this episode, please see the links below. How Baltic states are responding to Russia's hybrid warfare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7RLzB_kayA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q88EgbsHV4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWFaQv-Sfwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpH1J4AVCS0 German government agrees new powers for intelligence agencies | DW News Germany's drone defenses: are they fit for purpose? | DW News You can listen to DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics Spotify: DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics Subscribe to the Berlin Briefing newsletter: Newsletter Registration For more news go to: News and current affairs from Germany and around the world Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: DW News (@dwnews) / X Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish