The Russians took over the negotiations on February 19 this year. Since then, the conversation has become available to Putin's apparatus. It is certainly no coincidence that it was released by propaganda channels on Friday, the day of Navalny's funeral.
Putin's goal is to weaken the West as much as possible, which he threatened in his State of the Union speech three days earlier. On the other hand, the Russian leader wanted to divert attention from what happened on the streets of Moscow during Navalny's funeral.
Listening to the overheard conversation of the generals, the question immediately arises – how can they talk about such important matters on the phone or on the Internet? It is now necessary to clarify whether such conversations should be conducted in this way in accordance with official regulations.
According to the “build” information, no shielded line is used in the switch. The meeting was broadcast via the American “WebX” conference program (owned by the billion-dollar company Cisco Systems) via the landline telephone of the Bundesware office to the players' mobile phones.
We now know that, contrary to what has been publicly suggested in some quarters, the leak does not reveal any top secret details about the Taurus missiles, but rather things that already existed and are still being discussed publicly. The Russians eavesdropped on the Bundeswehr, mocked it – and now officers will surely be glad to lose their jobs..
Scholz and Pistorius must come clean
Perhaps this is even the goal of a Russian propaganda operation. Divide the NATO alliance and weaken the Bundeswehr's top brass.
President Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius are now tasked with rooting out the scandal. We need to know how the Russians spied on us, why it was possible, and what the consequences were.
Russian telephone patch in Germany
According to Russian media, the Kremlin intercepted phone conversations of German officials about the deployment of German Taurus cruise missiles in Ukraine and the missile attack on the Crimean bridge. There is talk of a scandal and breach of security rules in Germany. Services there are already investigating. Chancellor Olaf Scholes promised to clarify the matter soon.
Russian propaganda channel RT released a secret conversation between top German air force personnel. In the recording, Air Force Chief Ingo Gerhardt talks with three comrades about the possible details of delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
During the 30-minute conversation, the players discuss the theoretical possibilities of deploying Taurus in Ukraine.. They discuss how the air force could support such a mission and whether the Ukrainians could guide German cruise missiles up to 500 km to a target without the involvement of the Bundeswehr.
The exchange heard on the record also raised concerns about whether Taurus cruise missiles could technically destroy a Russian-built bridge in Crimea.
Chancellor Scholes learned of the shocking situation while on a business trip to the Vatican. The principal talked about “a very serious matter”. German counterintelligence is already investigating. Politicians, especially those dealing with security issues, are very concerned and are demanding explanations in Parliament
