The German government led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz is considering measures to limit access by members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to the country’s classified operational defense plan, known as OPLAN Deutschland. The roughly 1,000-page document was drawn up in 2024 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine....
Germany records rise in Russian disinformation targeting Chancellor Merz
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), the country’s domestic intelligence and counterintelligence agency, has recorded a marked increase in recent months in Russian disinformation directed at Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Handelsblatt newspaper reported this on 16 September, citing a statement from the agency. According to the...