Ukraine war live updates: Berlin accuses Russia of 'information war' in first reaction to Russian leak of German military call
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Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has accused Russia of conducting an "information war" against Berlin to create divisions within the country. That comes after the Russian leak last Friday of a 38-minute audio recording of German military officials discussing Ukraine.
In Germany's first reaction to the leak, Pistorius said Sunday that the leak — an embarrassment for Berlin that raised questions over basic military security protocol — was "part of an information war that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is waging."
"It is a hybrid disinformation attack. It is about division. It is about undermining our unity," a Reuters translation of the comments stated.
During the call, German officers were heard discussing the possible delivery of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, possible strike targets such as the Crimean bridge, as well as stating that British troops were "on the ground" in Ukraine.
In other news, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Sunday that political will is needed among international partners to ensure that Ukraine gets the military supplies it needs.
"If this does not happen, it will be one of the most shameful pages of history — if America or Europe lose to the Iranian "Shahed" [Iranian-made drones] or Russian fighters," he said.
Russia's Foreign Ministry has summoned the German ambassador, after the leak of an audio recording of German military officials discussing Ukraine and the possible targeting of Russian infrastructure in occupied Ukraine.
Germany's ambassador to Moscow, Alexander Lambsdorff, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday "in connection with a