On March 1 this year, RT Media Group (RT) and RT (RT) editor-in-chief Margaretta Simone Young recently recorded a meeting with Schultz in Germany. He claimed that while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has made it clear that he does not agree to the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, he is still considering whether to use them to attack infrastructure such as the Crimean bridge.
The report immediately attracted the attention of Germany, and Germany's "Die Welt" and "Der Spiegel" conducted a preliminary analysis of the ** on Monday and confirmed the authenticity of the **. If the records are true, they would be of "high political value" and would have an impact on Scholz's consistently asserted views, as well as raise questions about the security of Germany's domestic communications, according to Germany. The German Ministry of Defense did not comment on the contents of the recording, but is studying the interception of the Air Force's communications system.
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The record, which is about 38 minutes long, is said to have been recorded on February 19. Simeone Young published a transcript and a transcript on his social media on the same day, including Luftwaffe Chief of Staff Gerhardz, German Air Command Operations and Exercises Director Griffay, and two flight commanders of the German Space Command, Finsk and Frosted.
The record shows that Gerhardt is discussing with three other German ** how to give a brief report to Defense Minister Pistorius, and has conducted a detailed study of the specific matters of the delivery of the "Taurus" to Ukraine, and whether it is possible to use this missile to attack the Crimean cross-sea bridge. They believe that in order to effectively strike at Russia's vital infrastructure, it is necessary to have the coordinated operation of the French Rafale, as well as more satellite data, and more than a month to be fully prepared.
It was noted that because the Crimean bridge is of great strategic and political importance, the Ukrainian side is desperate to sabotage it. "I'll say one more thing about the destruction of the bridge. We did a lot of research on this, but unfortunately, in the end we decided that the bridge was too long and could only be used as an airport. So, to destroy this bridge, you have to use 10 rounds, or 20 Taurus. ”
The 19-kilometre-long Crimean Bridge is by far the longest bridge in Europe and the only land transport hub between Crimea and Russia. This railway was an important point for Russia during the Russian-Ukrainian war, and is also regarded as Russia's occupation of Crimea.
In his speech, Gerhardt mentioned that 50 Taurus missiles could be sent to Ukraine in two parts, but he also expressed concern that the Germans "have a close relationship with the Ukrainian armed forces." RT said the four then discussed how the Germans should work closely together in the proposed military activities to avoid crossing the "red line," which is "direct involvement in the war." In these measures, although some people are afraid that this joint behavior will be ***, they are still acceptable.
Screenshot of the footage released by RT.
Russia** said that the German Defense Ministry did not comment on the record published by Simonyan. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense responded to Germany's question, saying that the German counterintelligence agency was checking the Luftwaffe to see if it had been wiretapped. Russia also quoted the German newspaper ** as saying that at the request of the German army, a social media company called "Twitter" closed some accounts in Germany on the same day.
The Russian side has already given a clear answer to Germany. Zakharova, a Russian female journalist, said on the evening of the 28th that Germany has the responsibility to quickly explain, and avoiding this issue will be considered a kind of repentance for her own mistakes. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the record had "lost face" for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He noted that the German side is trying to cover up or cover up the facts, and the German side is fully aware that it is talking about direct involvement in the Russian-Ukrainian war. For his part, the head of the Russian Duma, Volodin, insisted that the issue must be "seriously discussed" and that Russia should "ask the German parliament for an investigation."
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RT said the document was obtained by Simoniyan from Russian security personnel. Simoniyang said on his social ** on the 1st, "On the same day, Scholz said that NATO would not intervene in the war in Ukraine, and he told me a very interesting news." ”
A number of Germans** have conducted a preliminary analysis of this, and they believe that the leaked records have a great deal of authenticity. According to the German newspaper "Die Welt", the German Ministry of Defense has also distributed this report, and several military personnel interviewed by the newspaper have confirmed the accuracy of this report. German newspaper Der Spiegel said that based on an initial assessment by experts, the record had been classified as a "genuine record" and "can largely rule out AI fraud." The newspaper speculated that the eavesdroppers were likely to be Russian intelligence agencies or their partners.
There is a serious investigation into whether there is a German counterintelligence agency in the army. Anyone who hears these recordings will immediately understand how sensational the whole production process was. "Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday that Scholz had repeatedly said this week that he strongly refused to launch Taurus to Ukraine. Le Monde also said that "if the above dialogue is true, it will cause a high political sensation and express doubts about Scholz's refusal to deliver Taurus missiles."
Die Welt's attention also notes that if the record is true, it would also raise concerns about the security of communications between the German defense forces, as well as the possibility of other communications being intercepted. According to Der Spiegel, German officials are "quite careless" in using non-crypto platforms, such as Webex, which can be easily intercepted. Germany is concerned about whether the Russians have German intelligence, and since the Webex system is a common communication tool between German troops, "especially in the current situation, this will be a disaster." ”
Tino Krupala, Germany's co-leader, said after listening to a previous record of a high-level German account that Germany would be drawn into the fight with Russia if Ukraine was given a "Taurus". "It seems that the generals of the US Department of Defense believe that the German Taurus missiles can attack the Crimean bridge," he wrote on social networks. This symbolic move would have drawn Germany into a major war. Taurus's, we don't. ”
Germany has not yet opened up on the policy level of the "Taurus" type missiles in Ukraine. Scholz told the German news agency dpap on February 26 that he vehemently denied using the "Taurus" for Ukraine. Since May this year, Britain and France have sent the "Storm Shadow" (or "Scarp") jointly developed "Storm Shadow" ("Scarp") missiles to Ukraine. "Britain and France have done what Germany can't," Scholz said. ”
The "Storm Shadow" has an attack range of more than 250 kilometers, while the "Taurus" has an even longer attack range and can reach more than 500 meters. The German authorities fear that this will be used to attack targets inside Russia, thus further aggravating the situation. "I think it would be irresponsible to do the same," Scholz said, reminding Germany that "somehow it will be drawn into a war." ”