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German secret services on alert from Russian threat: We have threats from many directions

2024-10-15 08:04:53Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

German secret services on alert from Russian threat: We have threats from many

Rising acts of espionage and sabotage, possible direct military confrontation with NATO as early as 2030: German secret services sounded the alarm on Monday about the growing danger they believe Moscow's meddling in Germany and Europe represents.

It was a grim forecast that the three heads of Germany's intelligence services gave on Monday during an annual hearing before MPs.

"We have threats from many directions," said the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BfV), Service Thomas Haldenwang, referring to threats from abroad, from Russia, China, Iran, as well as internal threats from Islamic radicalism and the extreme right.

Intelligence officials have been particularly vocal about Moscow's interference in Germany in the context of the war in Ukraine. After the United States, Germany is the largest supplier of arms to Ukraine.

"Like it or not, we are in direct conflict with Russia," said Bruno Kahl, the head of Germany's intelligence agency (BND).

A package bomb?
"Russian espionage and sabotage are increasing in Germany, both in quantity and quality," added Mr. Haldenwang.

Germany has been shaken by several cases of espionage allegedly behind Russia, especially since the Russian aggression against Ukraine in February 2022.

In April, two men with Russian and German citizenships were accused of planning acts of sabotage for Russian interests, including at a US military base, to undermine German aid to Ukraine.

Mr Haldenwang accused Moscow of being behind the incident in July, when a package caught fire at a DHL hub in the city of Leipzig, ahead of a scheduled airlift.

If the package "had exploded on board in flight," he said, "there would have been a crash and the debris would have affected all the people here in Germany who sympathize with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and his regime, openly or secret".

The director of the German military intelligence service (BAMAD), Martina Rosenberg, reported a "significant increase in acts of espionage and sabotage" targeting the German military.

Moscow is seeking to obtain information on "the delivery of German weapons to Ukraine" and "create a sense of insecurity", she said.

"The Kremlin is preparing for further escalation of hybrid and covert acts," Ms. Kahl added.

Red lines
"With these acts of intervention of an "unprecedented level", the Kremlin wants to "test the red lines of the West", estimated the director of the secret service.

According to him, Russia "probably" will be able to "carry out an attack against NATO by the end of this decade".

"A direct military conflict with NATO is becoming an option for Russia," added Mr. Kahl.

Russia rejected these statements, saying that it was NATO that threatened Russia.

Referring to NATO's expansion, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that it was NATO that had moved towards Russia and not the other way around./VOA/


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