German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that the country has effectively stopped living in conditions of peace due to the growing number of hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure and networks.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has stated that the country has effectively stopped living in conditions of peace due to the growing number of hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure and networks.

Source: Merz during a speech to business representatives at the Schwarz Ecosystem Summit in Berlin, as reported by German newspaper Handelsblatt

Details: Merz said that peace in Germany can no longer be spoken of given the increasing number of attacks on data transmission networks and infrastructure.

“We are not at war, but we are not living in peace either,” he said.

He did not name those responsible, but listed a number of hostile actions Germany has been experiencing.

Quote: “Drone flights, espionage, the killing in Tiergarten [of a Chechen activist by a Russian Main Intelligence Directorate officer], large-scale threats against public figures not only in Germany but also in many other European countries. Acts of sabotage every day. Attempts to paralyse data processing centres. Cyberattacks.”

Details: Merz stressed that the problem has affected not only state institutions but also businesses.

“I assume that probably every second person in this room has at some point faced attacks on their data networks and infrastructure,” he underlined.

Background:

On 26 September, several drones were spotted over Schleswig-Holstein, a state in northern Germany, prompting a local investigation.At the beginning of September, special police units searched a cargo ship in the Kiel Canal, suspected of being used as a base for drone flights.At the end of August, Merz stated that Russia is systematically attacking German infrastructure and destabilising large parts of the country.

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