Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany is ready to respond swiftly to large-scale hybrid attacks, citing cyberattacks, drones and propaganda, as the military plans its first drone regiment.
German authorities have repeatedly warned that Russia is waging a hybrid campaign involving drone strikes and cyberattacks, accusing Moscow of an attempted drone attack on Leipzig airport in August.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his country was “preparing for large-scale hybrid attacks, including particularly serious ones” and would respond to them “quickly and very clearly.”