According to Russia's TASS news agency on March 1, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed out at a *** meeting in Antalya, Turkey, that the conversation between the Germans was surprising, but Russia did know about the activities of NATO servicemen in Ukraine.
On March 1, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke in Antalya***. (Associated Press).
"[The incident] is surprising on the one hand, and not surprising on the other," he said. As I mentioned in my previous answers, we do know that NATO military personnel go to war, sometimes disguised as mercenaries and sometimes as non-NATO soldiers. ”
The Russian foreign minister added: "Our NATO counterparts have lost face, and I don't know how they will account to their people." ”
At the same time, Lavrov drew attention to several points from the conversation, including the discussion of how the German side can "more skillfully" supply Ukraine with long-range ** to attack the Crimean bridge and ammunition depots.
"They also discussed whether it is possible to have long-range guidance for missiles outside of Ukraine," he said. One of the generals said: 'This is equivalent to us going directly to the war'. That is, they know what they are talking ......They also said directly, 'There are American civilians there.'" They were blunt about it. ”
Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Russia Today TV, previously revealed that on the same day that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that NATO did not and would not be involved in the conflict in Ukraine, the German senior ** discussed the possibility of a secret attack on the Crimean bridge. She then released a recording of the conversation. The recording shows several officers discussing the feasibility of destroying the Crimean bridge with Taurus missiles, as well as the details of preparing for the attack.