EU holds talks on response to Leipzig drone attack after Germany formally blames Moscow for incident – Europe live

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<strong>Kaja Kallas </strong>said EU foreign ministers held <strong>talks on tightening the bloc's sanctions against Russia and visa rules for Russians</strong> seeking to enter the union's territory, including a ban for ex-combatants (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/02/europe-eu-germany-leipzig-drone-attack-russia-ukraine-macron-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a98350d8f0812bd8e2f48ad#block-6a98350d8f0812bd8e2f48ad">16:39</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/02/europe-eu-germany-leipzig-drone-attack-russia-ukraine-macron-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a9835428f08a39acbb0eaea#block-6a9835428f08a39acbb0eaea">16:40</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/02/europe-eu-germany-leipzig-drone-attack-russia-ukraine-macron-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a9838cf8f0812bd8e2f48e1#block-6a9838cf8f0812bd8e2f48e1">16:58</a>).</p></li>n <li>n <p>But there is still <strong>no agreement on revisiting the use 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