Ankara: Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said Tuesday that intelligence agencies in NATO countries found no evidence of Moscow's involvement in an attempted August drone attack at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport.

According to Anadolu Agency, the SVR stated that Western intelligence services had privately reached conclusions opposing Germany's public accusations against Russia.

In a statement on Telegram, the SVR claimed that many Western countries were merely pretending to support the German leadership publicly. The agency mentioned that while allies expressed 'full solidarity' with Berlin, believing it to be a 'victim of Russian provocation,' the private conclusions differed significantly. NATO intelligence services, after examining the incident, reportedly informed their governments that there was not 'even the slightest evidence of Russia's involvement.'

The SVR further suggested that there were numerous indications of a 'Ukrainian trace' and advised government agencies to avoid making categorical public statements about Moscow's guilt. Despite these findings, Germany has maintained that Russia was responsible for the August 4 incident, where an explosives-laden drone was found near Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle Airport. The drone did not detonate and was safely defused.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt previously stated that the attack was part of a 'well-established pattern of Russian hybrid operations in Europe.' In response, the SVR accused Berlin of using Moscow as a scapegoat to justify increased defense spending in its 2027 budget. The agency also connected the issue to German domestic politics, highlighting the significance of the Sept. 6 election in Saxony-Anhalt and the upcoming elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has also dismissed Germany's allegations, suggesting that Berlin might have planted evidence to implicate Moscow in the attack.