Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Thursday that Germany is facing an increasing number of hybrid attacks from Russia, while also committing to continue supporting Ukraine in view of what is anticipated to be the harshest winter since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, reports Reuters.
The German authorities have repeatedly warned that Russia is conducting a hybrid campaign of drone attacks and cyber attacks, accusing Moscow of being behind an attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport in August.
“We are preparing for new hybrid attacks, including some serious ones,” Merz declared in a speech given on the occasion of the awarding of the Westphalian Peace Prize 2026 to the NATO alliance.
Moscow has rejected the accusations made by Western governments and intelligence services. On Thursday, at a forum of experts in Russia, President Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow does not intend to attack foreign factories that produce weapons for Ukraine, but that this aspect must be closely monitored by Russian intelligence services.
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