Intelligence chiefs warn Powers and safeguards

Oct 5

Tagesthemen reports the intelligence chiefs' public Bundestag oversight hearing in Berlin. Claudia Kornmeier recalls the non-exploding Leipzig/Halle drone and the government's Russian attribution; Martin Jäger endorses that interpretation and warns of a more dangerous confrontation. Sinan Selen describes readiness for sabotage and killings, with transport, defense industry and military infrastructure as targets. The report explains the oversight panel and the government's proposed active countermeasure powers. Konstantin von Notz questions secret domestic operations in place of police action with judicial warrants; Jäger says new powers would be used. In the live follow-up Kornmeier stresses that there is no indication of a planned Russian attack on NATO territory, despite the warning. She recounts Selen's warning about younger, more violent and covert far-right networks and his abstract response about protecting sensitive information if a Russia-friendly party takes responsibility in Saxony-Anhalt. She says information might not all be shared. These are attributed assessments, proposals and safeguards, not a proved impending NATO attack or adopted new law.

At the public Berlin oversight hearing, BND president Martin Jäger warns that confrontation with Russia has become more dangerous and that Germany risks violent conflict. BfV president Sinan Selen describes threats of sabotage and killings against transport, defense industry and military infrastructure, including possible civilian victims. In Tagesthemen's live clarification, Kornmeier says the chiefs nevertheless gave no indication that Russia plans an attack on NATO territory. These are attributed risk assessments, not a confirmed impending attack. Tagesschau's earlier October 5 package adds Martina Rosenberg calling the incidents concrete attacks on Germany, with an inaudible word left uncertain, and links Russia's targeting of Germany to German support for Ukraine. Jäger's Leipzig example and Selen's espionage/sabotage/assassination warning remain attributed official assessments. Tagesthemen's express absence of an indication of a planned NATO-territory attack remains intact. At the October 5 Berlin PKGr hearing, Jäger, Rosenberg and Selen describe concrete threats to Germany and Russian attempts to intimidate society and disrupt Ukraine support, transport, defence production and military infrastructure. Jäger calls the confrontation an undeclared shadow war; Selen describes expansion rather than replacement of espionage, sabotage, low-level agents and possible organized-crime methods. Rosenberg reports persistent military-site drone activity but says troops remain vigilant rather than demonstrably intimidated. In questioning, the chiefs advocate credible deterrence, public resilience and international cooperation. These are their attributed threat assessments and operational explanations, not confirmation of every suspected drone’s origin or an announced state of defence.