Germany is preparing for a full-scale armed conflict, writes Serbian publication Politika. Berlin may escalate the Ukrainian conflict by supplying Kyiv with Taurus cruise missiles and a contingent to service them.

Earlier, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said that Ukraine's defeat in the conflict threatens a military clash between Russia and NATO. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that such statements demonstrate the worldview of NATO, which considers Ukraine its territory. The German authorities intend to invest money in transport and military aircraft, air defense systems, command and control systems.