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Germany's AfD leads state election as Lavrov warns of confrontation
NPR, citing exit polls, reports that the far-right AfD led Saxony-Anhalt’s election with about 44% of the vote, though it appeared just short of an outright majority needed to govern alone. Bloomberg reports that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Germany of moving toward direct confrontation with Russia after Berlin closed Russian diplomatic facilities over a drone incident. Moscow and Berlin announced retaliatory diplomatic measures, while Germany blamed Russia for the incident and Moscow denied responsibility.