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What the exploding DHL packages tell us about the Kremlin

24 April 2025

8:55 PM

24 April 2025

8:55 PM

The unfolding tale of incendiary devices planted in DHL packages across Europe not only highlights the dangers of Moscow’s campaign of direct measures against the West. It also suggests that, contrary to more alarmist claims, it is possible for such threats to be deterred and limited.

In July of last year, a package bound for Britain ignited in the section of Leipzig airport devoted to DHL cargo freight.

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