Kremlin: Germany Invents a Phantom Enemy from Russia to Justify Its Military Spending

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The spokesperson for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, announced today, Tuesday, that Germany's repeated accusations against Russia are merely a media trick to create a fictional enemy.

Peskov said during a press briefing: "We have heard this repeatedly, and it is a media trick to artificially create a fictional enemy in order to justify spending on armament."

German intelligence accused Russia yesterday, Monday, of escalating the "shadow war" it is waging against Germany, indicating that this increases the risks of an armed conflict breaking out.

The head of the foreign intelligence service, Martin Jäger, stated during a hearing before the intelligence committee in parliament that "Germany faces the danger of being drawn into violent conflict with Russia," emphasizing that "no country currently poses such a direct, comprehensive, and tangible threat to Germany," referring to the attempted attack on a Ukrainian transport plane at Leipzig Airport last August, which is suspected to have been carried out by Russian agents.

Germany has repeatedly accused Russia of launching a "multifaceted" campaign, which includes espionage, sabotage, and more, a claim that Moscow strongly denies.