Geheimdienste: Notz fordert europäischen Geheimdienstverbund gegen Sabotage

Warsaw and Berlin - In response to growing threats of espionage and sabotage from Russia, Green politician Konstantin von Notz is calling for closer cooperation among European intelligence agencies. "Facing stark new threats, we can no longer afford purely national actions," von Notz told "Schwäbische Zeitung". A new intelligence network, "Euro-Eyes", could significantly enhance security.

Von Notz warned that foreign agents recruited by authoritarian states play a crucial role in attacks on security, prosperity, and freedom. These agents are often recruited through largely unregulated platforms and messaging services. "We also observe that OK structures are repeatedly used here," with OK referring to organized crime.

Security authorities must prepare for the increased danger. "We must protect our critical infrastructure, the lifelines of our democracy, in ways entirely different from what we have done before," von Notz said. Germany could learn from its Baltic and Scandinavian neighbors who have been dealing with such threats for years. Following a suspected on-the-behalf-of-Russian intelligence arson attack on a Starlink station in Poland, several individuals have been arrested in Germany.

Warsaw mentioned two Turkish citizens suspected of setting fire to the Starlink station in Masovia. The Landeskriminalamt in Stuttgart confirmed the arrest of two men in Nürtingen, Baden-Württemberg, upon a Polish request without specifying the details. Additionally, two more arrests were reported in Karlsruhe and Berlin. The Starlink satellites are used by Ukraine in its war against Russia.