Berlin has confirmed leaked conversations between military leaders detailing British soldiers helping use Ukraine’s latest missiles.
A conversation that is said to have taken place on March 1st with the participation of a group of high-ranking German officials, including the commander of the Luftwaffe, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhardts. [above, left] The incident, which took place over an unsecured open line, was intercepted by Russia and made public over the weekend. “Imagine the uproar if the media found out,” said one officer, discussing Germany’s option to deploy advanced cruise missiles against Russia’s support of Ukraine, with plausible deniability. , he uttered words that were clearly prophetic.
Germany subsequently confirmed the authenticity of the conversation, but accused Russia of trying to use the conversation to “destabilize” Germany, with some elements of the conversation made public by the Russian government. It is not yet clear whether it was edited before it was released, he said.
The leaked recordings show that Ukraine is pressuring Berlin to hand over Germany’s latest Taurus cruise missile, which has a longer range and can accurately navigate to targets without relying on external guidance such as GPS signals. It was conducted over a period of several months, and is a valuable submarine record. – Attack bunker busters in conflicts featuring advanced sabotage and signal spoofing. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has argued that giving Ukraine such capabilities would escalate the conflict and make Germany an actor rather than just a patron.
Germany appears to have mistakenly revealed that Britain and France were stationing soldiers in Ukraine https://t.co/lC28cSzFfH
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In fact, just last week, Mr. Scholz was trying to explain the details of his position, explaining why it would drag Germany into war because such weapons systems are too complex to simply hand over. It seemed that he had inadvertently exposed the reason for the need for direct involvement. NATO forces program them in theater. At the time, Mr. Scholz said that Britain and France, which have already provided such weapons to Ukraine, would be active in stationing their soldiers in Ukraine and firing these advanced weapons at Russian targets. It was revealed that he had been forced to engage in a diplomatic incident, causing a diplomatic incident.
The recorded words of Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhardts and his senior colleague, if genuine and undocumented as suggested, further confirm this situation, and thus allow the missile to be released without being exposed. It appears to further reveal the German military’s efforts to find ways to deploy. Using “tricks” and third parties to create plausible deniability.
Gerhardts appeared to vent his frustration over the German chancellor’s refusal to approve the deployment of advanced cruise missiles, saying in an unsecured phone call: Outlandish Rumors’ and discussed how Britain was allegedly able to use its Storm Shadow missiles in Ukraine. He spoke about the mission planning system for the Storm Shadow cruise missile: [but] They, the French, don’t do that.
“So they did QC.” [quality control] A Ukrainian is loading a scalp. This is because Storm Shadow and Scalp are very similar in a purely technical sense. And they said to me, yes, dear Lord, I’m going to look over the shoulders of the Ukrainians as they load the Taurus. ”
President Putin warns of World War III (another): keep Western troops in Ukraine and provoke global nuclear war in return https://t.co/MphkyxrfJe
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a Review of statements by the British times of london The paper notes that the general’s remarks were laden with acronyms and jargon, which broadly refers to British soldiers in Ukraine acting as liaisons between military intelligence agencies. This suggests that it is functioning. [“reach back”] Provision of information and supervision to subjects [“QC”] Setup of missiles that can be launched from Ukrainian aircraft.
British soldiers in Ukraine are already doing this on behalf of French troops [“Scalp”, the French Storm Shadow Equivalent”] And so could the Germans. [“Taurus”]Lieutenant General Gerhardt is reported to have said.
Notably, senior officers also discussed the importance of drip-feeding Ukraine with these weapons, lest they launch too many at once and tilt the balance of the war in their favor. , said Germany would do the same. Germany said it had decided that providing advanced weapons to Ukraine “should not change the course of hostilities.” That’s why we don’t want to send all the weapons. And not all of them come together at once.
“We might first ship 50 missiles and then give them another 50. This is obvious, but this is big politics. We have heard from our French and British colleagues that the situation with Storm Shadow and Scalp missiles is the same. I heard that.”
World War III Watch: Macron sends troops to Ukraine for the first time, Moscow warns of ‘inevitable’ war with NATOhttps://t.co/NjQbqHsN1Q
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Apart from a cynical response from President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russia said it was looking forward to the results of a German government investigation into how the leak occurred, adding that the Kremlin did not agree with media reports. Russia has denounced the contents of the call, suggesting it may learn of the findings through other leaks. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the alleged conversation “blatant,” and Peskov himself said it was “clear” that Germany was planning an attack on Russia.
Germany denies that the calls prove it is preparing for war with Russia and dismisses such claims as propaganda.
Nevertheless, senior officials from Germany’s allies have denounced the second major military intelligence leak in a week, and if the allegations prove true, NATO’s top ally could once again You could potentially find yourself in a serious position. As previously reported, it is normal for Western countries to maintain a limited military presence in Ukraine during wartime for basic roles such as guarding embassies, but it is normal for Western countries to have a limited military presence in Ukraine for basic roles such as guarding embassies, but The basic position of NATO countries is not to conduct military deployments. A line that now seems to have been crossed.
Ben Wallace, Britain’s former defense secretary and a key figure in the initial push for arms shipments to Ukraine in 2022, said of the leak: ” – serious criticism of a very close ally.
