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Not at war, yet under attack: Germany's Russia challenge

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Germany has officially blamed Russia for a suspected hybrid attack at Leipzig airport. Hosts Nina Haase and Max Hofmann discuss what that means for Germany and NATO with DW’s Teri Schultz and Roman Goncharenko.

3 Sep English Germany News

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