The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the German internal espionage service, is investigating two senior officials. Ministry of Economy According to the news of the political weekly “Die Zeit”, he is under suspicion of acting as an agent of Russia.
According to these media, the suspects work in areas considered to be highly sensitive and relevant to the incident. energetic politics
These suspicions from the ministry itself were reported to the espionage office, assuming they might take action. in favor of Russian interests.
This happened at the beginning of the current legislature; that is, in Germany, a country that has rapidly reduced its energy dependence on Russia as a result of the conflict, months before the start of the invasion of Ukraine and its consequences.
Two suspects defended Very favorable positions for RussiaHe writes “Die Zeit”.
The first investigations appeared biographical detailsHe points to the weekly newspaper, which does not cite the sources on which this information is based, including during a period that strengthened suspicions in Russia.