Two men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia and collecting information on potential attack targets, including U.S. military facilities, authorities said Thursday.
The German Federal Prosecutor's office said in a statement that two German-Russian nationals — named only as Dieter S. and Alexander J. in line with the country's privacy rules — were working with a Russian secret service agent to undermine international military support for Ukraine.
Dieter S. is suspected to be a former fighter for pro-Kremlin forces in eastern Ukraine and is accused of making arrangements for an explosive or arson attack in Germany.
The German Foreign Ministry confirmed that it it had on Thursday summoned the Russian ambassador to Berlin in light of the arrests.
The men were arrested on Wednesday in Bayreuth, a city in the southern state of Bavaria, by the Federal Criminal Police Office
Their homes and workplaces were searched by Bavarian state police. Some Ukrainian soldiers have been training at U.S. military installations in this part of Bavaria.
Arrest warrants dated April 9 accuse both men of working for a foreign secret service and carrying out "activity for sabotage purposes" and for obtaining "security-threatening depictions of military installations," prosecutors said.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
How does the arrest of spies on a military base impact your sense of national security and trust in international relations?
@9LN69FX2wks2W
On one hand, it simply shows that the military bases are able to snuff out and neutralize spies. On the other, it may show that their recruitment process may be too inclusive.
@9LN5YDJ2wks2W
Makes me have some fear as to who is a spy in the country, not just in Germany but on the homeland.
@9LN5WM9 2wks2W
it makes me feel unsafe and untrusting of the us government for letting a spy into such an important place. dont reply to this, this is for a class
@9LMWQF62wks2W
I wouldn't want to know we are doing things so concerning that we have spies from different places trying to figure out what's going on over here, and frankly I'd feel safer if they didn't have a reason to spy to begin with.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Should individuals suspected of spying for a foreign government be treated differently than other criminals in the justice system?
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Do you believe that spying on allied countries is ever justified, and under what circumstances, if any?
@9LN9HLLRepublican2wks2W
Yes it is definitely justified, our allies are some of the strongest nations in the world and if we start trusting them completely they will take advantage of it and take control.
@9LMVYBZ2wks2W
Ive learned that this world is cruel and you can't trust anyone also if they plan to hit someone else with an attack it could disturb the peace
@9LMVTCQ2wks2W
We need to stop and we all just need to trust each other.
@9LMV5ZD2wks2W
I think if any country did that there would be some distrust
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
What do you think motivates someone to become a spy, especially in situations that could endanger their homeland's safety?
@9LMSPVF2wks2W
This makes me wonder what the enemy has to offer that would sway a person who is trained and probably so deep-rooted in the patriotic sense of America. This leaves me feeling a little scared of what we don't know.
@9LMR2532wks2W
I think that they usually do it to protect their country and whatever information that another country may have so they become spies to make sure that they don't get put into danger if that ever were to happen because important information was leaked
@9LMPHLPWomen’s Equality2wks2W
being truthful and kind and caring for our crounty
• Vlad Putin understands war.
• Bibi Netanyahu understands war.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy is learning about war.
• Joe Biden knows nothing about war.
• War is about encouraging the enemy choose surrender over suffer. Vlad is schooling the world in making the enemy suffer.
@L3gislatorAlForward2wks2W
Stunning how nearly the whole world underestimated Putin. I grew up in Germany during the Cold War, a country divided by a wall and fence, because of communists. I hate communism, and sadly this appears to be worse than the 60s/70s Cold War
That's very much likely the case, considering that hundreds were expelled from various European capitals and cities on the past 2 years since Russia invaded Ukraine and they're still discovering more.
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