German defense minister: ‘We must not allow ourselves to be divided by Putin’ | DW News

German officials are demanding far-reaching consequences for a leaked conversation about a possible attack on a bridge linking Russia to occupied Crimea. The discussion between German air force generals was published by the Russian state broadcaster RT. The officers discussed the potential use of German-made long-range Taurus missiles to attack the Kerch bridge, spanning the strait between Russian mainland and the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea.
Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has accused Russia of conducting an information war aimed at creating divisions within Germany.

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0:29 Soundbite by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius
0:57 More information by DW political correspondent Emily Gordine


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