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Germany at risk of violent conflict with Russia, intel chief says

 05.10.2026, 11:23
Martin Jaeger, head of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's foreign intelligence agency. Photo
Martin Jaeger, head of the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's foreign intelligence agency. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Germany is at risk of entering a violent conflict with Russia as Moscow steps up an increasingly aggressive "shadow war" against European democracies, the head of Germany's foreign intelligence service warned on Monday.