German government spokesperson Christiane Hofmann said Germany continues to maintain diplomatic contacts with Russia at various levels. She announced this at a briefing, she said. TASS.
“There is no such thing as no dialogue and contact with Russia,” he said.
According to him, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and contacts are ongoing at other levels.
Former German Prosecutor General stated About the arrest of an employee of the German Federal Intelligence Service on suspicion of collaborating with the Russian special services. This was reported on the department’s website.
According to Die Welt newspaper, “a number of other BND employees” are also under suspicion, but no further arrests have been made.
Prior to that, the Düsseldorf Higher District Court had found the former Bundeswehr reserve officer guilty of collaborating with Russian intelligence and sentenced him to a suspended sentence. This was reported by the DPA citing a judicial representative.