The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution draws the attention of politicians and civil servants to the fact that "

This was stated by Minister of the Interior Nancy Feather, giving an assessment of the activities of Russian intelligence services in Germany.. The words of the head of the department were quoted on June 3 by the newspaper Bild.

German Interior Minister accuses Moscow of " " That is why we expelled 40 people from the Russian embassy in Berlin, who, according to our estimates, may belong to the Russian special services,"

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" We are very vigilant and protect ourselves. And we're taking action,"

The minister added that her department is guarding "

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also warned that conversations conducted via conventional telecommunications networks are " It should be assumed that foreign intelligence services "

According to the Bild newspaper, a broadband dipole antenna has been installed on the roof of the Russian Embassy in Germany, which can be used to collect intelligence information.. She has been monitored for several years..

Members of the Bundestag from committees related to security, in this regard, changed their bureau in parliament and moved to another building.

Christian Democratic Union internal affairs expert Stefan Heck has already demanded that the Russian diplomatic mission remove the antenna, adding that it " The reaction of the Russian diplomatic mission has not yet followed.

On April 4, the German government declared 40 Russian diplomats persona non grata..

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