politics
January 22, 2026
Berlin's spy allegations 'absurd,' response coming to hostile actions
The diplomatic mission confirmed that Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev was summoned to the German Foreign Ministry
TL;DR
- Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev was summoned to the German Foreign Ministry.
- A woman suspected of espionage for Russia, with dual German-Ukrainian citizenship, was detained by German law enforcement.
- An embassy employee was declared persona non grata for allegedly acting as the detained woman's curator.
- Germany has moved to expel Russia’s deputy military attache.
- The detained woman allegedly sent information concerning the Ukraine conflict and political meetings in Germany to Russian special services.
- The Russian embassy rejected the accusations as a provocation and stated that Berlin's hostile actions would not go unanswered.