Putin’s Absurdist War
Foreign Affairs Putin’s Absurdist War Can you really fight a war by having people do random, tiny things for no reason? Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Steven Tucker Sep 27, 2026 12:01 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... A number of small quadcopter drones found laden with explosives last month at Leipzig Airport have been identified by German authorities as originating in Russia, the Kremlin’s presumed intent being to blow up some Ukrainian cargo aircraft using the runway.
- ▪Foreign Affairs Putin’s Absurdist War Can you really fight a war by having people do random, tiny things for no reason?
- ▪Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Steven Tucker Sep 27, 2026 12:01 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player...
- ▪A number of small quadcopter drones found laden with explosives last month at Leipzig Airport have been identified by German authorities as originating in Russia, the Kremlin’s presumed intent being to blow up some Ukrainian cargo aircraft
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Foreign Affairs Putin’s Absurdist War Can you really fight a war by having people do random, tiny things for no reason? Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Steven Tucker Sep 27, 2026 12:01 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... A number of small quadcopter drones found laden with explosives last month at Leipzig Airport have been identified by German authorities as originating in Russia, the Kremlin’s presumed intent being to blow up some Ukrainian cargo aircraft using the runway. Naturally, Russia has denied all responsibility, calling the accusation “absurd” and saying Germany put the devices there itself.
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