Pistorius labels wiretapping of German officers as part of Russia's information war
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the wiretapping of senior German Air Force officers and the publication of their conversations is part of the information war waged by the Russian Federation.
N-TV reported this.
The German minister stated that Russia's publication of intercepted conversations among German Air Force officers is a "hybrid disinformation attack."
"This is part of the information war waged by Putin. It is about division. It is about undermining our unity. And, accordingly, we must react to it especially cautiously, but no less decisively," he emphasized.
Pistorius added that now it is impossible to "give in to Putin." He hopes that will not happen.
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The other day, Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan published an audio recording in which senior officers of the German Air Force allegedly discuss the theoretical possibilities of Ukraine's use of German Taurus cruise missiles.
In particular, the audio recording discussed the possibility of Taurus missiles hitting the so-called Crimean Bridge.
As reported, Russian propagandists have outlined the contents of a nearly 40-minute conversation between the Inspector General of the German Air Force, Ingo Gerhartz, and three officers about the details of the possible supply to Ukraine and the use of Taurus cruise missiles. The conversation allegedly took place on February 19.
This caused a considerable scandal in German politics. Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz called the situation "serious" and promised a thorough and quick investigation. Members of the Bundestag call for a parliamentary session and talk about the vulnerability of Germany's overall security.
The German Federal Office of Military Counterintelligence has begun an investigation into possible interception of German officers' conversations by the Russian side.
After that, the vice-chairman of the "Greens" parliamentary group, Agnieszka Brugger, accused Russia and dictator Vladimir Putin of trying to destabilize the situation in Germany.
