The military attache in post at that time is believed to be an employee of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service. Reading out the charge sheet before a court in Berlin, prosecutor Frank Stuppi accused the man of espionage. In June, German police arrested a Russian scientist working at an unidentified university, accusing him of spying for Moscow. READ ALSO:Germany has also repeatedly accused Russia of cyberattacks on its soil. In another high profile case before a German court, a Russian man is on trial over the assassination of a former Chechen commander in a Berlin park, allegedly on Russia’s orders.

Source: The Local September 01, 2021 11:15 UTC