Build defences, but avoid Putin's 'escalation trap', says German defence minister


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  • Sunday, 05 Oct 2025

A soldier of the German armed forces demonstrates a HP 47 drone jammer during the defence exercise "Red Storm Bravo" in which civilian and military coordination is trained and led by German army Bundeswehr in Hamburg, Germany, September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany must improve its anti-drone defences, its defence minister said, but warned against a hasty response to airspace incursions by Russia which would risk falling into "Putin's escalation trap".

Boris Pistorius' remarks in an interview with Handelsblatt newspaper followed drone sightings at Munich Airport that cancelled dozens of flights and stranded over 10,000 passengers this weekend.

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