Russian agents becoming more aggressive in Europe, says German intelligence
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Russian agents are becoming more aggressive in their clandestine activities in Europe, said Thomas Haldenwang, the president of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, on June 20.
The threat to free democratic principles is real, as Russian agents have been extremely active in Europe over the past year,” he explained.
“Russia is expected to become more aggressive and will employ various methods to undermine countries abroad. This includes the activities of intelligence officers with false passports, as well as an increase in hacker attacks, up to sabotage."
Russian agents employ all the "classic methods" of intelligence work, reminiscent of those seen in movies. Haldenwang added.
"Sometimes with the help of methods that everyone knows from films, Russian special services resort to killing or kidnapping people, whether they are oppositionists or defectors,” Haldenwang said.
“There are numerous examples of this. It is a very crude style.”
Germany recently announced another military aid package for Ukraine, worth EUR 2.7 billion (almost $3 billion), on May 13. This would be the largest since the start of the full-scale invasion.
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