An intelligence officer detained in Germany last week may have passed secret information to Russia about the situation in Ukraine. According to investigators, he could be blackmailed, writes the German edition Tagesschau.

After the arrest of a member of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) on charges of espionage, the extent of the likely treason became clearer. In particular, the detainee, among other things, allegedly passed secret assessments of the situation in Ukraine to Russia.. At the same time, he could do it under pressure of blackmail.

At the same time, both the Federal Attorney and the Intelligence Service declined to comment on this information.. The exact circumstances of the probable betrayal are still being established by the prosecutor's office..

Earlier, the Federal Intelligence Service informed the Kalsruhe authorities of suspicion of treason against its own employees.. BND employee was arrested on Wednesday, December 22. The German Federal Committee accuses him of handing over state secrets to Russia in 2022. According to Justice Minister Marco Busman, this is " If the suspicion is really confirmed, the case will be especially sensitive: Moscow involved a double agent in foreign intelligence during the Russian-aggressor war.

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In recent years, several people have been convicted in Germany for spying for Russia..

However, the double agent in the Federal Intelligence Service was announced for the first time since 2014..

At the same time, several Russian double agents have been exposed in Europe over the past few months.. For example, the GRU suspected of espionage of the Russian military intelligence tried to do an internship at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands under the false name of a Brazilian.. And in Sweden, special services arrested Russians who lived there for 20 years.