Germany Arrests Former Spy Chief
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German authorities arrested former BND chief August Hanning on suspicion of espionage; prosecutors allege he exploited intelligence documents for private clients, and he denies leaking classified material.
Europe and the UK continue to be ridiculously porous to Russian espionage and control. This is just the tip of a huge iceberg of compromised people, organizations and even political parties and leaders.
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Former German intelligence head arrested on suspicion of espionage had traveled to Russia at least seven times
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has reported the arrest of August Hanning, the former president of the country’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), on…
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October 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Europe and the UK continue to be ridiculously porous to Russian espionage and control. This is just the tip of a huge iceberg of compromised people, organizations and even political parties and leaders.
theins.press/en/news/297947
theins.press/en/news/297947