Germany expects Russia to start publishing compromising material on German MPs in the summer in order to destabilise elections in September.
Its interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, and spy chief, Hans-Georg Maassen, issued the warning in Berlin on Tuesday (4 July) after unveiling a yearly intelligence report.
De Maiziere said the material “could be published in the coming weeks,” the Reuters news agency reported.
Maassen said Russia’s intention was “to damage trust in a...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.