Germany's army has been informing both civilians and companies how to protect infrastructure and be ready to defend the country if it came under attack from sabotage as well as from drones and spying

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has warned that Russia poses a military and hybrid threat. Germany's Foreign Minister has vowed that the country would not be "intimidated" by Putin.

Tensions are escalating in Europe with Germany now warning its civilians that they must ready themselves for possible World War Three and instructed them on what they need to do

Senior Russian officials - and close allies of Vladimir Putin - have posted chilling messages on social media to suggest they believe World War Three is imminent. The country has signalled it will retaliate with full-scale nuclear war after Ukraine launched US-made missiles over the border on Tuesday.