The report additionally mentioned that Vladimir Putin will make use of the US presidential election.
Germany is getting ready for an armed battle in opposition to Russia, in accordance with Bild newspaper that attributed the data to categorised paperwork it accessed from the German defence ministry. The outlet claimed that Russia may develop the conflict on Ukraine by attacking NATO ally international locations subsequent 12 months, pointing in the direction of the doable starting of World War 3. The report comes as the continued battle between Russia and Ukraine nears the two-year mark. However, Russian officers refused to touch upon the Bild report, accusing it of being “fake”.
The report additionally alleged that armed forces in Europe are getting ready for an assault by Russia on NATO’s japanese flank, which may embrace a cyber offensive.
In this situation, referred to as the “Alliance Defence 2024”, the escalation will start in just some weeks and tens of hundreds of German troopers might be despatched to the battlefield, Bild additional mentioned quoting defence minister sources.
Since the funding from the West is diminishing, Russian forces will assault Ukrainian troops in a “spring offensive”, as per the German outlet.
It additionally described step-by-step, month by month, how Russian forces will proceed and the way NATO will defend its allies.
The clashes will escalate in September, in accordance with the categorised paperwork, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to launch a large-scale army train involving about 50,000 Russian troops in Western Russia and Belarus.
According to the paperwork, Russia may then mobilise troops and mid-range missiles to Kaliningrad, which is a Russian territory situated in between the NATO international locations of Poland and Lithuania.
Bild additionally mentioned that by December, Russia may use the US presidential election as a possibility to unfold its propaganda and gasoline extra violence.
The doc mentioned NATO would take “measures for credible deterrence” by May 2025, in response to the build-up of Russian troops, and to stop fight between Russian and Western troops.
Russian news agency TASS requested Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov concerning the report, however he selected to not touch upon it. “Recently, this newspaper has regularly stooped to publishing various fake news items and canards,” Mr Peskov additional mentioned.
Russian overseas ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova dismissed the report as “last year’s horoscope”.