Germany arrests 2 for alleged Russian spy sabotage plot on U.S. military sites to undermine Ukraine aid
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Germany: Army Captain Admits Spying for Russia
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The case of Thomas H. is just the latest in a string of high-profile arrests that point to Moscow aggressively expanding its espionage activities in Germany. In doing so, the Russian regime is mainly concerned with undermining German military aid to Ukraine, but Berlin has recognized the threat and massively strengthened its counter-espionage measures. It is about time Germany finally sheds its political naivety towards Russia that followed the end of the Cold War.
Establishment-critical narrative
This case illustrates yet again how Germany is hyping the allegedly growing "Russian threat" to domestically justify its increasingly hostile stance towards Russia. In a previous case, Berlin refused to explain the factual basis of absurd allegations of Russian intelligence agencies' involvement in sabotage plans, instead issuing threats. The US is the main geopolitical beneficiary of this witch hunt, while Berlin is acting against its own interests by decoupling from Russia.