The Local Germany 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 Putin's Stasi ID card found in Dresden archive A Stasi ID card belonging to Russian president Vladimir Putin has been coincidentally found in a Dresden archive, German media reported Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181211/putins-stasi-id-card-found-in-dresden-archive Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:31:29 +0100 putins-stasi-id-card-found-in-dresden-archive Russia revives 'KGB methods' in Europe Russia is busily enlarging its spying network in Europe along the former Soviet KGB model because of the Ukraine crisis, Germany's domestic intelligence chief warns. https://www.thelocal.de/20150226/russia-revives-kgb-spying-methods-in-europe Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:42:07 +0100 russia-revives-kgb-spying-methods-in-europe Court jails Russian spy couple A German court on Tuesday jailed a married couple for spying for the Russian secret services for more than 20 years in one of the country's biggest espionage cases since the Cold War. https://www.thelocal.de/20130702/50639 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:35:00 +0200 50639 Alleged Russian spy couple in 'Cold War' trial A married couple accused of spying for the Russian secret services for more than 20 years went on trial in Germany on Tuesday, in one of the biggest espionage court cases since the Cold War. https://www.thelocal.de/20130115/47337 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:25:00 +0100 47337 Russian spies suspected of stealing car secrets The two alleged Russian spies arrested last week are suspected of stealing secrets from German car manufacturers, after it emerged one of them worked in the auto industry for the past 20 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20111025/38433 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:24:00 +0200 38433 Suspected Russian spy pair arrested German Federal Police have arrested a man and woman on suspicion of having spied for Russia's foreign intelligence service for over two decades, according to a Saturday news report. https://www.thelocal.de/20111022/38371 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:17:00 +0200 38371 Putin returns to old KGB stomping ground Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Germany Friday to a mixed bag: frosty talks in Berlin over the gas crisis and a medal in Dresden where he served as a KGB officer in the 1980s. https://www.thelocal.de/20090116/16819 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:18:00 +0100 16819