Leaked audio part of Russia’s ‘information war’ against West, says Germany

German defence minister Boris Pistorius speaks to the media in Berlin ((Michael Kappeler/dpa/AP)

Germany’s defence minister on Sunday described Russia’s leak of a conversation by ranking German military officers as part of Russia’s “information war” against the West, saying the aim was to create discord within Germany.

In the audio recording leaked by Russian state media on Friday, German military officers can be heard discussing support for Ukraine, including the potential use of Taurus missiles.