Russia summons German ambassador over wiretap: Report
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Ambassador of Germany to Russia Alexander Graf Lambsdorff is seen outside the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia, on Mar 4, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
MOSCOW: Russia's foreign ministry on Monday (Mar 4) summoned the German ambassador to Moscow following the publication of a wiretap leak of a confidential German army discussion on Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.
Berlin on Sunday accused Russia of trying to "destabilise" Germany by publishing the recording on Russian social media, in which participants discussed the possible use of German-made Taurus missiles.
"The German ambassador arrived at the Russian foreign ministry, where he was summoned in connection with the publicised conversation of German officers about Crimea," Russian state-run agency RIA Novosti said.
It published a video of the envoy arriving at the ministry in Moscow, declining to answer the questions of Russian journalists.
A 38-minute recording of talks between German officers was posted late on Friday on Russian social media.
The officers were discussing the possible use in Ukraine of German-made Taurus missiles and their potential impact.
