Russia

October 16, 2024

Top German Spy Warns: Putin’s Russia Poses an Unprecedented Threat to the West

German intelligence leaders fear that Putin’s strategies could destabilize Europe and challenge democratic values.On October 14, 2024, Germany’s Parliamentary Control Committee (PKGr) convened for a rare public hearing, marking the eighth such instance in its history. The event served as a critical platform for the heads of Germany’s federal intelligence agencies—the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), and the Federal Office for Military Counterintelligence (MAD)—to address the increasingly precarious security landscape…