the essentials Monday October 14, during a hearing in the Chamber of Deputies, the three German intelligence services spoke of the imminent threat of a direct confrontation between Russian forces and Europe.
The three German intelligence services are sounding the alarm. They warn against intensifying acts of interference by Moscow, describing a growing threat to Germany and the West during a public hearing before the Chamber of Deputies on Monday (October 14), according to TF1.
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For Bruno Kahl, director of the German foreign intelligence service (BND), the situation is such that “direct military conflict with NATO becomes an option for Russia”. According to him, the Kremlin seeks to “test the red lines of the West” and aims to “drive the United States out of Europe” to bring back “the borders of NATO to the 1990s” and consolidate a “sphere of ‘Russian influence’ in a new world order.
An increase in acts of espionage
Martina Rosenberg, head of German military counterintelligence, also reported a “significant increase in acts of espionage and sabotage” against the German army. While Thomas Haldenwang, head of domestic intelligence, spoke of direct actions carried out by Russia, such as a package that caught fire at a DHL center in Leipzig in July.
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A German posture which contrasts with that of its European counterparts. Like that of the United Kingdom. The head of British diplomacy, David Lammy, has judged that Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear war are only “bluster” and “window dressing”.
