German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius explained the leak of the dialogue between German officers about probable strikes on Crimea.
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On March 5, he attended a briefing with a detailed explanation.
Pistorius said that the publication by Russian propagandists of negotiations between Bundeswehr officers about possible attacks with Taurus missiles on the Crimean Bridge became possible due to the fact that the participants in the dialogue used a dangerous video communication channel.
He noted that the German military’s access to the conference was likely an “incidental hit as part of a large-scale approach” rather than the intervention of a Russian spy.
The disclosure of the conversations caused shock and scandal. It was commented on by Western media and politics.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock said that Germany should “actively consider” the supply of all necessary equipment to protect Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Scholz continues to oppose the provision of the Taurus for now.
Member of the British Parliament and ex-chairman of the defense committee Tobias Ellwood sees tension between the German command and the political leadership over assistance to Ukraine. He says the “window of opportunity to help Ukraine is slowly closing” and calls for long-range missiles.
The German leadership called the leak an information war by Russia against Germany.
Such a leak was calculated to sow discord in German politics. Alex Yusupov, director of Russian programs at the German Friedrich Ebert Foundation, speaks about this. But, in his opinion, the effect of this is very limited.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on the German Chancellor to provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine as soon as possible.
Russian media distributed a recording of the German military discussing the provision of Taurus to Ukraine and possible attacks on the Kerch Bridge. The German leadership admitted that such a conversation actually took place. The German chancellor promised to investigate the incident.
Source: Racurs
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