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The secret service's lettering is on one of the entrances to the headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) in Berlin, 22 December, 2022

Video. Germany beefs up intelligence services as 'foreign' threats rise

Updated: 12/08/2026 - 17:05 GMT+2

German officials accuse Moscow of waging a "hybrid" campaign of sabotage, espionage and disinformation against the country, which is among Ukraine's biggest military supporters in the war with Russia.

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