TWO Russian satellites are "pursuing" space capsules used by Germany's armed forces, the country's defence minister has warned.

Boris Pistorius said Russian Luch Olymp surveillance satellites are trailing Intelsat satellites as he warned about the growing threat of Putin's activities in space.

He told a conference in Berlin: "Russia and China have in recent years rapidly expanded their capabilities for conducting warfare in space.

"They can disrupt, jam, manipulate or even physically destroy satellites. In space, there are no borders or continents."

Pistorius called for talks to draw up offensive capabilities in space as a deterrent - and revealed that Germany will spend $41billion on space defence by 2030.

The Luch Olymp satellites - launched in 2014 - were built for Russia 's Min

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