The head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Thomas Haldenwang, lists China and Iran among those countries whose secret services are active in Germany
Russian intelligence interest in Germany continues to grow as the war in Ukraine continues, according to German intelligence.
The head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Thomas Haldenwang, lists China and Iran among those countries whose secret services are active in Germany.
“The interest of the Russian intelligence services here in Germany, not only has not abated, but is growing as the effects of the war continue,” Haldenwang told dpa in an interview.
“The current situation shows yet again how real the danger of Russian espionage is,” he added, referring to a suspected double agent in the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) who was arrested just before Christmas.
The arrested person is suspected of providing secret information to a Russian intelligence agency.
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, several European states expelled Russian agents, with Germany expelling 40 members of the Russian embassy in Berlin.
“We are making serious efforts to prevent other persons possibly connected to the Russian intelligence services from coming here to Germany,” Haldenwang told dpa, adding that the federal government has tightened visa regulations to this end.
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