01:24Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that a recording of alleged senior Bundeswehr officers discussing the use of 'long-range Taurus missiles to target a bridge in the east' is 'self-disclosing'.
The statement was made on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in the Turkish capital on Saturday.
"We've recently seen some revealing facts - such as Scholz's clash with the Bundeswehr, and the exposure of some devious plans by the Bundeswehr through the release of an audio recording. It's concerning how extensively they're preparing for an attack on the Crimean bridge and other facilities, particularly ammunition depots. Most notably, they aim to mislead everyone into focusing on the Americans and the British, rather than themselves, as they are already present there. This is an outrageous self-disclosure. It's akin to the admission made by Merkel, Hollande, and Poroshenko in the political sphere that no one intended to fulfil the Minsk agreements," Lavrov stated.
On Friday, RT and Rossiya Segodnya editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan wrote in a Telegram post that 'men in uniform' had shared with her a recording of high-ranking Bundeswehr officers discussing 'how they will bomb the Crimean bridge', as well as supplying weapons to Ukraine, including the potential supply of Taurus cruise missiles. According to Simonyan, who published the recording and its transcript on the same day, the conversation had taken place on February 19.
Earlier on Thursday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated that Berlin rejected calls to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, noting that if the system is 'used incorrectly, [it] can hit a designated target in Moscow somewhere'.
Scholz added that despite supporting Ukraine with arms, as well as economic and humanitarian aid, Berlin wanted to avoid 'escalating the conflict into a war between Russia and NATO'.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on Friday that the leaked recording was 'good cause' for the German media to 'prove they were independent' by asking German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock the relevant questions.
State Duma Chair Vyacheslav Volodin said in his Telegram channel on Friday that the publicised recording 'obliges the German leadership to give explanations'.
The country’s Defence Ministry has confirmed to German media that a conversation between Air Force officials had been intercepted. No other official comment had been issued by Berlin regarding the published audio recording at the time of publication.
'Outrageous self-disclosure' - Lavrov on leaked recording of alleged German officers
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that a recording of alleged senior Bundeswehr officers discussing the use of 'long-range Taurus missiles to target a bridge in the east' is 'self-disclosing'.
The statement was made on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in the Turkish capital on Saturday.
"We've recently seen some revealing facts - such as Scholz's clash with the Bundeswehr, and the exposure of some devious plans by the Bundeswehr through the release of an audio recording. It's concerning how extensively they're preparing for an attack on the Crimean bridge and other facilities, particularly ammunition depots. Most notably, they aim to mislead everyone into focusing on the Americans and the British, rather than themselves, as they are already present there. This is an outrageous self-disclosure. It's akin to the admission made by Merkel, Hollande, and Poroshenko in the political sphere that no one intended to fulfil the Minsk agreements," Lavrov stated.
On Friday, RT and Rossiya Segodnya editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan wrote in a Telegram post that 'men in uniform' had shared with her a recording of high-ranking Bundeswehr officers discussing 'how they will bomb the Crimean bridge', as well as supplying weapons to Ukraine, including the potential supply of Taurus cruise missiles. According to Simonyan, who published the recording and its transcript on the same day, the conversation had taken place on February 19.
Earlier on Thursday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated that Berlin rejected calls to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, noting that if the system is 'used incorrectly, [it] can hit a designated target in Moscow somewhere'.
Scholz added that despite supporting Ukraine with arms, as well as economic and humanitarian aid, Berlin wanted to avoid 'escalating the conflict into a war between Russia and NATO'.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on Friday that the leaked recording was 'good cause' for the German media to 'prove they were independent' by asking German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock the relevant questions.
State Duma Chair Vyacheslav Volodin said in his Telegram channel on Friday that the publicised recording 'obliges the German leadership to give explanations'.
The country’s Defence Ministry has confirmed to German media that a conversation between Air Force officials had been intercepted. No other official comment had been issued by Berlin regarding the published audio recording at the time of publication.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that a recording of alleged senior Bundeswehr officers discussing the use of 'long-range Taurus missiles to target a bridge in the east' is 'self-disclosing'.
The statement was made on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in the Turkish capital on Saturday.
"We've recently seen some revealing facts - such as Scholz's clash with the Bundeswehr, and the exposure of some devious plans by the Bundeswehr through the release of an audio recording. It's concerning how extensively they're preparing for an attack on the Crimean bridge and other facilities, particularly ammunition depots. Most notably, they aim to mislead everyone into focusing on the Americans and the British, rather than themselves, as they are already present there. This is an outrageous self-disclosure. It's akin to the admission made by Merkel, Hollande, and Poroshenko in the political sphere that no one intended to fulfil the Minsk agreements," Lavrov stated.
On Friday, RT and Rossiya Segodnya editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan wrote in a Telegram post that 'men in uniform' had shared with her a recording of high-ranking Bundeswehr officers discussing 'how they will bomb the Crimean bridge', as well as supplying weapons to Ukraine, including the potential supply of Taurus cruise missiles. According to Simonyan, who published the recording and its transcript on the same day, the conversation had taken place on February 19.
Earlier on Thursday German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated that Berlin rejected calls to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, noting that if the system is 'used incorrectly, [it] can hit a designated target in Moscow somewhere'.
Scholz added that despite supporting Ukraine with arms, as well as economic and humanitarian aid, Berlin wanted to avoid 'escalating the conflict into a war between Russia and NATO'.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on Friday that the leaked recording was 'good cause' for the German media to 'prove they were independent' by asking German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock the relevant questions.
State Duma Chair Vyacheslav Volodin said in his Telegram channel on Friday that the publicised recording 'obliges the German leadership to give explanations'.
The country’s Defence Ministry has confirmed to German media that a conversation between Air Force officials had been intercepted. No other official comment had been issued by Berlin regarding the published audio recording at the time of publication.