Security expert and CASSIS Fellow Dr. Frank Umbach talks to WELT.de about the significance of the escalating conflict in the Middle East for the situation in Ukraine. Russia is using the fact that the USA is turning its attention more towards Israel to put Ukraine under military pressure.
In the area of military technology, Russia is said to have put another nuclear missile into service, the Awangard hypersonic glide missile. This reaches up to 27 times the speed of sound. This is not the only reason why Umbach demands: "Ukraine needs more air defense means".