The Federal Office for the Protection of the German Constitution expects an increase in targeted disinformation from the Russian Federation against the backdrop of public fears of a possible shortage of energy and food, DW reports..

Intelligence activity of the Russian Federation may also increase.

" According to her, the Russian authorities are trying, through the targeted dissemination of false information, to increase the fear of the inhabitants of Germany before a possible catastrophic shortage of energy resources and food..

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According to the intelligence service, the problems of the war in Ukraine and its consequences for the German economy give extremists a lot of opportunities to manipulate.

The Office is seeing how various groups are increasingly focusing on this set of topics and using them as tools to achieve their goals.. This applies to both left and right extremists..

According to the head of the department, Thomas Haldenwang, it is currently not possible to predict the scale of possible protests..

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However, there are no signs of the emergence of anti-state protests or riots related to the use by extremists of the themes of the war in Ukraine or rising prices, the head of the special service said..

Earlier, German Interior Minister Nancy Feather announced possible attacks on gas terminals and other critical infrastructure in Germany amid the ongoing conflict over Russian energy supplies to Europe and growing fears in connection with the upcoming heating season.. "