BND chief Jaeger warns of risk of violent conflict with Russia — Anadolu Agency

In Germany, Federal Intelligence Service (BND) President Martin Jaeger said that the country risks being drawn into a violent conflict with Russia, an aggressor state.

Intelligence assessment

Speaking before the parliamentary intelligence committee, Jaeger said that the confrontation with Russia had taken on a new and more dangerous quality. According to Anadolu Agency, he described Russia as the most direct, comprehensive and concrete threat to Germany.

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Incident in Leipzig

As one example of the risk of such a conflict, the BND chief mentioned an attempted drone attack in Leipzig. According to him, it involved an attempted strike on a Ukrainian cargo plane that occurred in August.

Jaeger also said that Germany had not sought confrontation, but Moscow was imposing it on Berlin and viewed it as one of its main opponents. In his assessment, this is linked to Germany's refusal to accept Russia's revisionist and expansionist policy and its war against Ukraine.