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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

How significant is Russia’s apparent interception of military talks on Ukraine?

A Taurus missile flies during a drill in South Korea
A Taurus missile in flight during a drill in South Korea. German chancellor Olaf Scholz has so far held back sending the long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine. Photograph: AP

An extraordinary leak of an online call involving Germany’s air force chief and three subordinates emerged on Friday, in which they discussed whether it might be possible to persuade a reluctant chancellor to approve giving the long-range Taurus missile to Ukraine, and whether the munition could blow up the strategic Kerch Bridge that connects Russia to occupied Crimea.

How did the leak get into the public domain?

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