Berlin accuses Putin of seeking to 'destabilize' Germany in espionage case

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday of seeking to "destabilize the stability of Germany" after an audio recording of secret military talks among German army officers regarding the war in Ukraine surfaced on Russian social networks.

Pistorius told journalists in Berlin, "It is simply about using this recording to destabilize" Germany and undermine its "unity."

AFP