04. March 2024

Wiretapping affair in the German Air Force - Dr. Frank Umbach in a WELT interview Wiretapping affair in the German Air Force - Dr. Frank Umbach in a WELT interview

CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach in an interview with WELT about Russia's hybrid war against Germany. The security expert categorizes the Russian wiretapping campaign against German officers in the so-called Taurus Leak.

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CASSIS Fellow and security expert Frank Umbach observes that Russian intelligence services are becoming increasingly ruthless, while German politicians are not deterring Putin, but themselves. The wiretapping of German officers and the subsequent publication of the conversation on social media is an act of hybrid warfare by Russia that is aimed directly at Germany.

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