# How serious is Russia’s threat to Germany?

https://mins.news/en/item/104445

- DW, 2026-10-17 15:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/how-big-is-russia-s-threat-against-germany/a-79688426?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Experts say Germany has been poorly prepared, militarily and psychologically, for Russian provocations. German officials describe covert attacks and destabilization as a long-term hybrid campaign. Analysts differ on whether Moscow seeks only to test NATO or is preparing for a wider war, while warning that ending aid to Ukraine would not necessarily make Germany safer.

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