Germany investigates eavesdropping on officers after Russian media play recording


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  • Saturday, 02 Mar 2024

FILE PHOTO: A soldier works on a tank, on the day German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and German President Frank Walter Steinmeier visit a training site where Ukrainian soldiers undergo maintenance training on Leopard 1 A5 tanks, at the German army Bundeswehr base, part of the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM UA) in Klietz, Germany, February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany said on Saturday it was investigating an apparent eavesdropping of a call, after Moscow said a recording of German officers showed them discussing weapons for Ukraine and a potential strike by Kiev on a bridge in Crimea.

A German defence ministry spokesperson said on Saturday the Federal Office for Military Counterintelligence was investigating what appeared to be a case of eavesdropping, and that it was possible that the recording had been altered.

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