(Dan Tri) – A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman warned that Germany could face `catastrophic consequences` after the recent leak of audio tapes.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (Photo: AFP).
`As we understand, they have not yet been completely de-Nazified. If no action is taken, if this process is not stopped by the German people themselves, this will lead first of all to the
Ms. Zakharova’s statement came after Russian media published a 38-minute recording allegedly recording a discussion between General Ingo Gerhartz, commander of the German Air Force, and a number of senior officers.
The officers discussed British Storm Shadow and French SCALP cruise missiles, which these countries donated to Ukraine.
They debate whether those weapons are enough to attack the bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula with Russia’s Krasnodar region.
Mr. Gerhartz said that Germany is considering transferring 100 of the 600 long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine in two batches, both to support Kiev and avoid escalating the conflict.
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that the exchange of German officers was evidence that the country was preparing to launch war with Moscow.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also commented that this shows that the West is still looking for ways to make Russia fail on the battlefield.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the recording of the German officers’ discussion shows that the country’s military intends to launch an `attack on Russian territory.`
The German Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the content of the conversation was wiretapped and is investigating the incident.
German government deputy spokesman Wolfgang Buechner stated at a press conference in Berlin on March 4 that any claim that the recording proves Germany is ready for a war with Russia is just `a claim`.
Mr. Buechner sees the leak as an attempt by Moscow to divide Germans and drive a wedge between Berlin and other European countries.
`This is definitely an attempt to divide German society as well as in Europe,` Mr. Buechner said, warning the parties `to think very carefully about what they say in this context.`
