Germany's most spectacular espionage cases
As a supporter of Ukraine, Germany has been targeted by foreign intelligence services, but not just since the Ukraine war began. Here's a reminder of some prominent spy cases.
On April 18, German police arrested two German-Russian nationals who are alleged to have targeted military sites and railroad lines in Germany .
The Federal Public Prosecutor General has accused them of spying on behalf of Russian secret services. One of the two men arrested in Bavaria allegedly also planned to sabotage German infrastructure with explosives.
"The actions were intended in particular to undermine the military support provided from Germany to Ukraine against the Russian war of aggression," the Federal Public Prosecutor General wrote in a press release. They are said to have spied not only upon German facilities but also those of the US military in Germany.
The main suspect is also accused of membership of a foreign terrorist organization. He is said to have joined an armed unit of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine in the past.
