Kremlin spokesman Dimitriy Peskov said today that according to the recently published audio recording, it is obvious that Germany is preparing an attack on Russian territory and asked whether German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was instructed in this.
Last Sunday, Russian media published an audio recording of a meeting of high-ranking German military officials who discussed weapons for Ukraine and a potential attack by Kiev on a bridge in Crimea, reports Reuters.
"The video itself shows that within the Bundeswehr there is a substantive and concrete discussion about plans to carry out an attack on Russian territory. This does not require any legal interpretation. Everything here is more than obvious," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
He pointed out that it is unclear whether the Bundeswehr is doing this on its own initiative, and the question arises as to how much the armed forces are involved, and how much Scholz controls the situation, and whether this is part of the policy of the German government.
He said both scenarios are "very bad".
"Both once again emphasize the direct involvement of the countries of the collective West in the conflict in Ukraine," Peskov added.
Germany said it was investigating the incident, which it described as "apparent wiretapping by Russia."
"The incident is much more than the interception and publication of conversations. It is part of the information war that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is waging," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said yesterday.
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