German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s claim that Russia was behind a series of drone sightings in the skies above Germany last week is “baseless,” the Kremlin said Monday.

On Sunday, Merz said Germany “assumes that Russia is behind most of these drone flights” after the sightings caused two consecutive closures at Munich Airport last Thursday and Friday. Traffic gradually resumed on Saturday morning, with the delays and cancellations affecting up to 10,000 passengers.

“There are many politicians in Europe who now tend to blame Russia baselessly and indiscriminately for everything. That’s how we view these statements [by Merz],” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response.

“The whole story about these drones is strange, to say the least, but Russia should not be blamed without evidence,” Peskov told reporters.

Merz said the drones have so far been unarmed, but added that European airspace now faces unprecedented incursions surpassing similar incidents during the Cold War.