JAKARTA - Germany warns of growing security threats to Russia's "hybrid war", by claiming that Russia is specifically targeting the country's weapons industry.
"We are Ukraine's biggest supporter in Europe, that's what (Russian President Vladimir) Putin wants," German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the Suddeutsche Zeitung daily newspaper reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Tuesday, January 14.
"Therefore, we assume an increasing threat situation and talk to companies about better protection - especially in the defense industry," he said.
"Security situation has deteriorated significantly. Putin acts completely immoral," he added.
Faeser pointed to what he called Putin's "bratility" by "provoking a war of aggression against Ukrainian civilians", but also in "virtual attacks or disinformation campaigns."
"There have been attacks on infrastructure and companies are important, and there has also been a significant increase in incidents of sabotage and espionage," he said.
Russia has long faced accusations from the west for carrying out hybrid warfare, which is the use of conventional and unconventional means of creating instability in countries. These tactics can include election interference, assassination plans, and attacks on foreign infrastructure.
Last month, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also said a hybrid attack was launched from Russia and the target was Germany.
"Putin is involved in hybrid attacks, and Germany is the main focus. He knows us well, Putin knows how to insinuate us," Pistorius told the group media outlet Funke.
Defining hybrid warfare as "a combination of classical military operations, economic pressure, computer attacks, and propaganda in media and social networks," he said, stressing the attacker's objectives in particular was to destabilize society.
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