What’s a concern here is the lapse in German operational security. The Russians probably already knew that British troops are involved long before this happened.
So yes this is a propaganda information tactic to undermine confidence.
The Lithuanian foreign minister has summed up the situation rather well with this Tweet.
" Putin is prepared to cross borders, subvert democratic governments, ignore treaties and rewrite the past in an attempt to legitimise the invasion and annexation of his so-called “lands of historic Russian interest”."
" And what about our response? We have taken every opportunity to declare what we are NOT going to do. We have imposed red lines on ourselves and announced them openly, while our adversary operates without any. "
The Lithuanian foreign minister sums up the response thus far very well here.
“We declare red lines for ourselves, but not for Russia. We publicly tie our own hands while leaving Putin free to pillage, rape and destroy. We create strategic transparency, not strategic ambiguity. It’s time to change course.”
It’s time to stop the procrastinating in the hope that this will all die down and have an ending where everyone shakes hands and never speak of this again.
Russia needs stopping.
The Lithuanian PM has summed up the situation here …
’ “Now it seems like Europe understand this is Europe’s problem,” she said, but added that some countries still seem to have a hope that things will be sorted out by themselves.
Šimonytė also said that European countries must give everything they can from their arsenals, as well as ramp up manufacturing." ’
Russia comes across as the playground bully smacking kids in the mouth and then cries when they find out that one of the kids is ready to give them a smack down.