BND President: Russia is waging a'shadow war' against Germany

BND-Präsident: Russland führt einen „Schattenkrieg“ gegen Deutschland

11 reports from 11 outlets in 1 language · first reported 2026-10-05 08:48 UTC · updated 2026-10-05 09:57 UTC · JSON

Martin Jäger, the President of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), stated that Russia is currently the greatest threat to Germany^[1–5]. Jäger described the situation as a "shadow war" with Russia, indicating that low-level actions against NATO member states are becoming more common^[2–5]. According to Jäger, there is a risk of a violent conflict^[2]. Jäger made these statements during a hearing^[4].

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Reports

1. BND-Chef sieht Deutschland im „Schattenkrieg“ mit RusslandBND Chief sees Germany in 'shadow war' with RussiaPublished by onetz.de, nordbayern.de, allgaeuer-zeitung.de, noz.de · 2026-10-05 08:49 UTC
2. Anhörung: BND-Chef sieht Deutschland im „Schattenkrieg“ mit RusslandHearing: BND chief sees Germany in 'shadow war' with RussiaPublished by tagesspiegel.de, stern.de, handelsblatt.com · 2026-10-05 08:49 UTC
3. BND-Chef sieht Deutschland im «Schattenkrieg» mit RusslandBND Chief sees Germany in a'shadow war' with RussiaPublished by mainwelle.de, radio-plassenburg.de · 2026-10-05 08:48 UTC
4. BND-Präsident: Russland führt einen „Schattenkrieg“ gegen DeutschlandBND President: Russia is waging a'shadow war' against Germanyaugsburger-allgemeine.de · de · 2026-10-05 09:57 UTC
5. Ukraine-News: BND-Chef sieht "Schattenkrieg" mit RusslandUkraine news: BND chief sees 'shadow war' with Russiamdr.de · de · 2026-10-05 09:13 UTC