German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius today accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of wanting to "destabilize" the country, after the transmission of a video from Russia of a confidential exchange between German officers about the delivery of weapons to Ukraine.
"It is simply a question of using that video to destabilize and undermine the unity of Germany," Pistorius told reporters in Berlin.
According to him, it is clear that this is about creating political divisions on the internal level in Germany.
"I sincerely hope that Putin will not succeed and that we will remain united," the German minister added.
An audio recording of a video-conference meeting of German high-ranking officers was broadcast on social networks from Russia on Friday.
In that conversation, the hypothesis of the delivery of long-range Taurus missiles of German production to Kiev was considered in particular.
The German Defense Ministry confirmed on Saturday that the video was authentic and that it had been "intercepted".
The content of the video comes at an awkward time for Germany, as Berlin officially refuses to supply Kiev with Taurus missiles, citing the risk of escalating the war.
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