Mark MacKinnon: Rather than seeking to turn down the temperature in the dispute with Germany, Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president who now serves as deputy head of the country’s National Security Council, issued new threats. He accused Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government of fabricating the Leipzig incident, while at the same time saying that such sabotage would have been “the mildest form of retribution” for Germany’s military support for Ukraine.
“They deserve a direct strike against all German facilities manufacturing military hardware” for Ukraine, Mr. Medvedev wrote on Telegram. “And, quite possibly, against certain other locations in Berlin as well.”
Canada has also been threatened for producing weapons for Ukraine. Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova referred to Canada as “a warmonger” after Ottawa and Kyiv announced a deal in May that will see Hamilton-based Sentinel R&D produce drones for use by the Ukrainian military.
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