The German police claims are investigating that Russia was responsible for the coordination of a sabotage campaign that aims to blame environmentalists and Green Party for hundreds of cars.
More than 270 vehicles in Berlin and the territories around Brandenburg, as well as in the southern states in Bavaria and Baden-Vurtemburg, their excess pipes were blocked with the expansion of the construction foam.
As mirror News magazine, police found foam cartridges and foam guns in a van operated by three men during a regular patrolling at Shonafeld, outside Berlin in December. Shortly thereafter, 43 car owners have files damage to exit pipes.
The sticker was then left on damaged cars depicting the Green Party Chancellor candidate Robert Habec in the upcoming federal election, and carrying the message: “Be greenery!”
Speaking to the German Public Broadcaster ARD on Wednesday evening, Habec said he was not surprised, but insisted that he and his party were well equipped to deal with the discovery events. “I am sure we will experience such attacks in the next two-one-hell-wheels,” he said.
Doubt claims that he was paid by a Russian
Prosecutors in the southern city of ULM are four suspects in their sightseeing. A police spokesperson said that men – a German, a Serb, a Romanian and a Bosnian of the age of 17, 18, 18, 20 and 29 – suspected of barbarity, with a tin with construction tin during the house discoveries Were.
One of the men claimed that he and his companions had approached B and commissioned to carry out attacks by a Russian using the chat Messenger Viber. Heer said that he had received detailed instructions and bees promised € 100 ($ 104) for every damaged vehicle.
Thousands of euros were actually paid.
How has the Green Party responded?
As mirrorSources in security circles suspect a target campaign aimed at defaming Habec and Green Party before the federal election on 23 February.
Green politician Contantin Vauan did not say any statement to DW, “For months, detective and sabotage have been used in a target attempt to incite uncertainty, increase existing struggles and divide us as a society. . “
“Hum Greens has long indicated the bee that various ruling states, especially Russia and China, aim to weaken the democratic processes including weakening of Russia and China, in our public discourse, and democratic processes including elections.”
German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock, ie, warned against the green party’s “hybrid threat.
“That is why we have made it clear in our national security strategy as the federal government that we will continue to rescue our defense and strengthen the flexibility of our democracy,” he said.
“Which involves highlighting Kremlin’s full strategies and bringing your stogues to justice.”
The German Interior Ministry refused to guess the suggestions as to what Russia was behind the sabotage of the car and said the investigation was still on.
But Germany’s domestic intelligence services (Federal Office for Protection of Constitution Or BFV) has warned of a growing trend of Russian actors in recent months to recruit petty criminals to complete the work of espionage and sabotage in exchange for money.
One of the reasons for this new approach is that the restriction, travel restriction and increasing vigilance of Western intelligence agencies have made it difficult for professional Russian spies to work in Europe.
Edited by: Louis Olofs
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