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Tag: Federal Intelligence Service (Germany)
German Spy Official Goes on Trial Accused of Selling Secrets to Russia
The trial, held under stringent security conditions and expected to last months, caps one of the gravest espionage scandals in recent German history.
A Russian Mole in Germany Sows Suspicions at Home, and Beyond
A director at Germany’s spy service was picked up on suspicion of passing intelligence to Russia. German officials and allies worry just how deep the problem goes.
Germany Arrests a Suspected Russian Spy Inside Its Intelligence Agency
The suspect, a German citizen, is being charged with treason. He is accused of passing state secrets to Moscow.
Germany Opens Massive Intelligence Complex (Maybe the World’s Largest) in Berlin
In celebrating the Federal Intelligence Service’s move from Munich to Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sell the necessity of the agency to distrustful Germans.