WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s defense minister on Sunday described Russia’s leak of a conversation by ranking German military officers to be part of Russia’s “information war” against the West, and that the aim was to create discord within Germany.
In the audio recording leaked by Russian state media on Friday, German military officers can be heard discussing support for Ukraine, including the potential use of Taurus missiles.
The audio was leaked on the same day that late opposition politician Alexei Navalny was laid to rest after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the timing was not a coincidence.
Be it as it may, but it’s still a massive embarrassment for the German army. Especially if it turns out they were really discussing stuff like that on Webex.
Not just WebEx. One of them called in via hotel phone in Singapore… this is such a poor display of operational awareness that I almost hope it’s a honeypot to throw them off.
I’m starting to believe it is. There were so many spicy topics in that whole thing, the more I read, the more it feels very intentional…
WebEx has an on premise version the Bundeswehr uses. However, they already use element.
However - there are some people claiming it was an intentional leak. And with all the “interesting” details coming to light, I’m starting to believe it.
What’s a concern here is the lapse in German operational security. The Russians probably already knew that British troops are involved long before this happened.
So yes this is a propaganda information tactic to undermine confidence.
A complete fuck up none the less though.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In the audio recording leaked by Russian state media on Friday, German military officers can be heard discussing support for Ukraine, including the potential use of Taurus missiles.
The audio was leaked on the same day that late opposition politician Alexei Navalny was laid to rest after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony.
Speaking at a news briefing in Berlin, Pistorius added: “Accordingly, we should react in a particularly level-headed manner, but no less resolutely.”
Ukraine has been asking for them as it faces setbacks on the battlefield after two years of war, and with military aid from the United States being held up in Congress.
Earlier this week, Scholz said he remains reluctant to send the Taurus missiles to Ukraine, pointing to a risk of Germany becoming directly involved in the war.
Pistorius said the officers made clear at all times in the recording that “the line of war participation … would not be crossed.”
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