https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Berlin summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday over "direct threats from Russia" against "targets in Germany", the foreign ministry said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260420/germany-summons-russian-envoy-over-threats Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:10:34 +0200 germany-summons-russian-envoy-over-threats A German woman has been arrested in Russia, allegedly for plotting a 'terrorist attack' on behalf of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20260420/russia-arrests-german-woman-in-alleged-bomb-plot Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:07:23 +0200 russia-arrests-german-woman-in-alleged-bomb-plot German customs have raided three companies suspected of illegally exporting machine components and chemicals to Russia in violation of EU sanctions, according to a statement released Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260403/german-customs-raid-companies-over-suspected-exports-to-russia Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:38:03 +0200 german-customs-raid-companies-over-suspected-exports-to-russia Thousands of NATO troops including from Spain and Turkey joined an exercise Wednesday on Germany's Baltic coast that defence officials labelled a show of readiness to deter Russia. https://www.thelocal.de/20260219/in-pictures-nato-troops-storm-germanys-baltic-coast-in-training-exercise Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:02:21 +0100 in-pictures-nato-troops-storm-germanys-baltic-coast-in-training-exercise Germany's foreign intelligence chief warned Friday that Russia is planning to target high-stakes regional elections this year with "hybrid" attacks, and called for Berlin to consider "counter-measures" against the growing threat. https://www.thelocal.de/20260214/german-spy-chief-warns-of-russian-threat-to-local-polls Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:30:47 +0100 german-spy-chief-warns-of-russian-threat-to-local-polls The thorny issue of what to do with Russian assets has not only stumped Western leaders but also officials in Berlin who are saddled with three crumbling buildings belonging to Moscow. https://www.thelocal.de/20260208/berlins-crumbling-russian-houses-trapped-in-bureaucratic-limbo Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:59:25 +0100 berlins-crumbling-russian-houses-trapped-in-bureaucratic-limbo Germany has arrested five people for exporting goods worth at least 30 million euros to Russia, including to more than 20 arms companies, in violation of EU sanctions, prosecutors said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260202/germany-makes-multiple-arrests-for-illegal-exports-to-russia Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:31:25 +0100 germany-makes-multiple-arrests-for-illegal-exports-to-russia Following the arrest of a woman accused of spying for Russia in Berlin, Germany has summoned Russia's ambassador and moved to expel a diplomat suspected of being a handler. https://www.thelocal.de/20260122/germany-expels-alleged-russian-spy-handler Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:55:31 +0100 germany-expels-alleged-russian-spy-handler A German-Ukrainian woman was arrested in Berlin Wednesday on suspicion of spying for Russia by passing on information on military aid to Ukraine, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260121/german-ukrainian-accused-of-spying-for-russia-in-berlin Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:40:38 +0100 german-ukrainian-accused-of-spying-for-russia-in-berlin Armin Laschet, a prominent member of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, called on Friday for renewed dialogue with Russia, saying the current situation was "absurd". https://www.thelocal.de/20260117/prominent-member-of-merzs-party-calls-for-dialogue-with-moscow Sat, 17 Jan 2026 09:43:35 +0100 prominent-member-of-merzs-party-calls-for-dialogue-with-moscow German prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged two Ukrainians with plotting to send exploding parcels from Germany to parts of Ukraine on the orders of a Russian intelligence service. https://www.thelocal.de/20260113/germany-charges-two-ukrainians-with-spying-for-russia Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:56:03 +0100 germany-charges-two-ukrainians-with-spying-for-russia Germany on Friday accused Russia of a cyberattack targeting its air traffic control and spreading disinformation ahead of February's general election, charges dismissed by Russia as "absurd" and "baseless". https://www.thelocal.de/20251212/germany-blames-russia-for-cyberattacks-on-air-safety-and-elections Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:04:29 +0100 germany-blames-russia-for-cyberattacks-on-air-safety-and-elections Three men go on trial in Germany on Tuesday, accused of tailing a former Ukrainian soldier on behalf of Russian intelligence services for a possible assassination plot. https://www.thelocal.de/20251209/three-suspected-russian-spies-face-trial-in-germany Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:49:11 +0100 three-suspected-russian-spies-face-trial-in-germany Germany leaders have cast doubt on whether Russia was willing to negotiate an end to the Ukraine following failed peace talks with US envoys. The Kremlin added it was 'ready' to fight if Europe wanted war. https://www.thelocal.de/20251203/germany-says-russia-isnt-moving-to-negotiating-mode-on-ukraine Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:36:08 +0100 germany-says-russia-isnt-moving-to-negotiating-mode-on-ukraine Germany's foreign minister said Friday that the US 28-point proposal to stop the war in Ukraine was 'not a real plan', and details still needed to be hammered out by Kyiv. https://www.thelocal.de/20251121/us-ukraine-proposal-is-not-a-real-plan-says-german-foreign-minister Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:12:21 +0100 us-ukraine-proposal-is-not-a-real-plan-says-german-foreign-minister A Munich court on Thursday sentenced a German-Russian national to six years jail for spying for Moscow and plotting sabotage acts to undermine Germany's support for Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20251030/german-russian-jailed-for-six-years-in-munich-sabotage-trial Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:17:02 +0100 german-russian-jailed-for-six-years-in-munich-sabotage-trial Lawmakers from Germany's far-right AfD faced allegations from political rivals Wednesday that they used their positions to spy for Russia, as the party's links to Moscow increasingly come under scrutiny. https://www.thelocal.de/20251022/alternative-for-germany-lawmakers-accused-of-spying-for-russia Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:20:43 +0200 alternative-for-germany-lawmakers-accused-of-spying-for-russia Germany's ex-chancellor Gerhard Schröder on Friday slammed a state parliamentary inquiry into the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia as 'ridiculous' and said he did not regret his role in its controversial construction. https://www.thelocal.de/20251017/german-ex-chancellor-says-no-regrets-over-russian-gas-pipelines Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:31:14 +0200 german-ex-chancellor-says-no-regrets-over-russian-gas-pipelines Germany will develop a 'comprehensive action plan' to counter what it sees as low-level hybrid warfare waged by Russia, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20251016/germany-working-on-plan-against-russian-hybrid-threats Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:27:46 +0200 germany-working-on-plan-against-russian-hybrid-threats Drone scares have shut down a number of airports across Europe, including in Germany, and have kept military sites on alert. Now researchers are testing ways to disarm unmanned aerial vehicles at a little-used airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20251014/researchers-are-fine-tuning-drone-defence-at-a-secluded-german-airport Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:43:39 +0200 researchers-are-fine-tuning-drone-defence-at-a-secluded-german-airport