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  ....and people want an EU army where intel will probably be shared more and leaks will be bigger.
context: It’s just like the Cold War is back. >
  
  there have been many signs the last few years that tell me the cold war never left and just went to the background of peoples attention span :( >
  
  The article says the Germans believe the spy was turned just months after the start of the war. 
  The Russians must’ve been working on him some time before that for him to switch sides so quickly. >
  
  Considering that the war hasn’t even been on for a full year, I would say that a spy having access to vital intel for a few months is a big deal. >
  
  Russia got the list of spies some how and turned him with a deal he couldn’t refuse. Sad >
  
  Hmm wonder where they could have gotten confidential information.. >
  
  Jesus, is this going to be where the dots are connected a year from now that it was from a certain place in Florida? >
  
  I don't know what you might be talking about but the suspect rhymes with Rump. >
  
  Not Good, the Orange Idiot continues to amaze me with his shady character lol >
  
  
  The alleged double agent, identified only as Carsten L in accordance with Germany privacy regulations, was arrested on suspicion of treason in Berlin last Wednesday, and remanded in custody after appearing before a judge.
  Security sources are now investigating the possibility that the agent was blackmailed into betraying Germany, the German news programme Tageschau reported. If confirmed, the recruiting of an agent in the aftermath of the invasion in February would represent a coup for Russia and a blow to Western intelligence.
  
  That must have been some extreme blackmail if it forced the guy to commit treason. >
  
  It’s either you take the bait or we release what we got. If what we got ain’t good enough - then we kill you. 
  That’s the “two” options you have in that situation. Never negotiate w/ terrorists! >
  
  Well, if you can blackmail someone into doing something incriminating, then your ability to continue blackmailing them only increases. It doesn't have to escalate to treason immediately. >
  
  Spies is what Russia is known for.. right up there with vodka, and window related deaths >
  
  Truth is, as bad and inept as Russias military is, their espionage and capacity to spy is unmatched.
  Russia was so good at it during the cold War it was a joke.
  The west still hasn't learned that lesson apparently.
  It would be folly to underestimate the Russians in spy craft.  
  Edit: I think the American nationalists responding to this comment aren't actually reading the comment. I never said US intelligence was bad. The US has maybe the "best" (read: most invasive and most money) intelligence agencies in the world. However, US intelligence agencies were (and still are to a large degree) hubristic and cocky.
  It's worth reading about the degree and frequency with which the KGB was able to implant spies inside of MI6/CIA etc for decades. Especially early on, leadership in the west just didn't believe anyone would remain loyal to the communist countries once they saw capitalism. They would frequently fail to respect their Russian adversary and it wound up costing American lives. >
  
  I wouldn’t say it was unmatched. 
  I’m still taking US intel any day. >
  
  call me a homer but i feel like US doesn’t unleash the intel and tech/weaponry it really has
  unleash the aliens!!! >
  
  I've long thought the same thing. If you or I know about it, they probably have had it for a decade. Our defense budget is practically endless, there's no chance we know even a little bit about what we have available now. >
  
  That military budget really pisses me off to my core because there are so many fucking glaring issues in that country yet they fucking funnel every cent they have in useless bullshit >
  
  "They are kicking your ass" >
  
  Wait Russia is getting help from the inside and this is the best they can do with it? >
  
  What a Hurensohn >
  
  SMH indeed. >
  
  There is always that guy. >
  
  Soo, THIS is Russia operating with the benefit of classified enemy intel? 🤣 >
  
  They're really trying as hard as they can, and still losing. >
  
  Putin: So…what you’re saying is…their secret is in the aid, training, and intel being provided from US and NATO allies? Damn, they’re good. Tell them we’re going to nuke them again. >
  
  "You've become the thing you swore to destroy!" >
  
  Damnit where is McClain ! >
  
  McClane >
  
  Yeltsin should've never resigned >
  
  Ukraine war secrets: "use western arms to beat the shit out of Russia" >
  
  The event formerly known as the “Cold War” is now more properly known as the “first peak of the Cold War” >
  
  Not too surprising, Germany has shown to be compromised and infiltrated by Russia heavily for decades. >
  
  Donald Trump was the president of the united states and just came short of blowing Putin on the world stage but germany is heavily compromised. Sure there are spies and greedy/corrupt people, but acting like it's on the top of the pile is funny. >
  
  Trump was quite critical of Germany being too cosy with Russia >
  
  That’s like one prostitute upset the other is flirting with her pimp. There can be only one favorite out of the bunch. >
  
  Well, the difference is trump just spoke favorably about putin, he didnt actually give russia anything of value, unlike germany, that up until recently was still funneling money into the russian war machine via not following the NATO embargo. Suggesting the USA is somehow bedfellows of russia is beyond delusional, look at aid sent to ukraine. America is once again footing the bill for another European conflict that Europeans are too infrastructurally and militarily weak to stop. If america were even close to germany in terms of how compromised they are by Russia ukraine would already  have fallen, or at least not have stopped the advances where they did. Let's not act like America is beholden to russia, which germany and many european countries have demonstrated they are. >
  
  You’re full of shit. You’re trying to conflate America with Trumps actions. Trump very much aided Russia.
  He had several sketchy meetings with Putin. 
  He worked to weaken the US role on the world stage in ways that would benefit Russia.
  He worked to extort Ukraine and withhold congressionally approved aid.
  The list goes on. >
  
  So let me get this straight. America is compromised by russia because of trump, who did all these things that had a real affect on america, and yet america is also able to be Ukraine's number one supporter and maintains its place on the world stage as the largest deterrent to russian aggression. And yet even with that all true what trump did had a large and lasting impact on America's ability to handle russia.
  In what universe does that make any sense, at all? >
  
  It's pretty bad when you need second hand battle and war assessments to have a clue wtf is actually going on. Or it certainly looked that way based on their performance. >
  
  10 year jail term. The End >
  
  After that he won’t even play single player games alone on his devices. >
  
  Some variation of this exact paper headline has been used since 1948 >
  
  DEUTCHE...too strict parenting? So sad to be so unsure of right v rong >
  
  OMG. God bless the people of Ukraine. They just want to be free. What the hell is wrong with Putin. He’s willing to kill his own army in order to take more land and make it a part of Russia. >
  
  Germany is a weak link for Europe when it comes to Russia. It's good, though, that their security services are not burying their head in the sand but actively working on it. >
  
  
  Germany is a weak link for Europe when it comes to Russia. 
  
  That would be Austria.  The country where the former foreign minister danced with Putin in her wedding. >
  
  The weak link is Hunary, I'd say. >
  
  To me, the headline is confusing. Would you not call him a russian spy, because he spies for russia? >
  
  Russia needs to experience catastrophic loss in Ukraine, Georgia, and the rest of the former Soviet States. After the world needs to invest in Russia in earnest to help what remains rise up as an independent nation that is prosperous and that allows that prosperity to be shared by Russian citizens.
  If this can be done; a stable and fair Russia would help ensure security of Europe and Asia. We can’t fuck this up like we did after the Cold War; it was a mistake to not engage Russia in full  without skepticism and it is one that cannot be made again or despots will continue to rule and cause instability in the region.
  The West can help restore Ukraine as it helps restore Russia; it will suck to foot the bill but overall we will all be better off for doing so. >
  
  Explains why Ukraine does share battle plans with the US, but not the EU. >
  
  Because of the legacy of Soviet occupation in East Germany, this country, in all likelihood, has the greatest penetration of Russian spies in Western Europe. >
  
  German here. Give me that guy. I want to have a serious talk to him. >
  
  Just another German spy fucking up another century. >
  
  put a bullet in his skull. >
  
  Again? German spies really have a thing for those Russian honeytraps >
  
  Some people forget that not so long ago part of Germany was under Soviet control and a lot of this people are still wondering the streets in Germany