They warn of the possibility of a nuclear strike on Ukraine by Russia and that Russian intelligence services may carry out political assassinations on German soil
The heads of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND). Bruno Kahl, of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) Thomas Haldenwang and the Military Intelligence Service (MAD) Martina Rosenberg they warned the German parliament of the possibility that Russia would succeed nuclear strike in Ukraine as well as that the Russian secret services may carry out political assassinations on German soil, writes the German magazine Der Spiegel.
Kahl and Haldenwang made corresponding statements to the German parliament, which meets once a year in public to hear assessments of the current situation from intelligence chiefs.
The BfV chief said the war in Ukraine has “changed the rules of the game” in all areas of politics and poses a direct threat to Germany’s security at home. Haldenwang said 40 Russian spies were deported from Germany in April, “but that’s not all.”
As the head of the Bfv himself claims “the operational level of the Russian intelligence services in Germany has decreased”, and the Bfv has worked out scenarios, which consider the possibility of political assassinations being organized by the Russian intelligence services on German soil.
Kahl warned the German parliament that Putin might use “sub-strategic nuclear weapons”. In the opinion of the head of the BND, the Russian government may try to impose peace on Ukraine on unfavorable terms. From the Russian side there is no sign of compromise, he claims.
His statements are only conjecture. The BND has no evidence to show that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, Spiegel magazine clarifies.
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