The German ambassador to Russia was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian agencies reported on Monday (March 4). An allegation denied by Berlin a few hours later. “Our ambassador had a long-planned meeting this morning at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs”a spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry told the press.
This assertion by Russian media comes after the broadcast on Russian social networks of alleged exchanges between several German officers on arms deliveries to Ukraine. But as of Saturday, Berlin confirmed that the recording was authentic and that it had been “intercepted”. Vladimir Putin seeks “to destabilize us, make us insecure”, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. That “part of an information war that Putin is waging”, he added. Follow our live stream.
Leak of secret conversations between German officers. Russian media broadcast a recording of senior German officers discussing an arms delivery to kyiv for strikes on Crimea. The Russian head of state seeks “to destabilize us, make us insecure”, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. That “part of an information war that Putin is waging”he added.
“We are waiting for an American solution.” Due to the persistent blocking in the United States of a 60 billion dollar (55.3 billion euro) aid program, kyiv is facing a shortage of ammunition.“We are waiting for supplies that are vital to us”, insisted the Ukrainian president. “Russia has lost fifteen military aircraft since the beginning of Februaryhe added. The more opportunities we have to shoot down Russian planes, the more Ukrainian lives we will save.”