Germany’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Henning Otte, has accused Russia of engaging in actions akin to wartime hostilities against NATO states and cautioned against the increasing threat of hybrid attacks In an interview, Otte described recent incidents, including the disruption of a flight carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as not isolated occurrences
Otte revealed he personally experienced interference while aboard a military aircraft, adding to concerns about deliberate disruption of communication lines in the Baltic Sea He asserted that Germany is currently experiencing both espionage and sabotage attempts, characterizing these as “wartime-like actions” despite the absence of a declared state of war
Otte contends that Germany and other NATO members are currently in a “state of heightened political tension” He defined an attack as an intrusion into sovereign territory using military means He urged the German government to fully meet its NATO commitments and collectively reinforce security along the alliance’s eastern flank