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South China Morning Post
14-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Germany arrests 3 Ukrainians over Russian sabotage plot
German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had arrested three Ukrainians accused of plotting sabotage attacks on goods transports for Russia , amid soaring tensions between Moscow and Berlin. Advertisement The suspects, detained in Germany and Switzerland, had told individuals 'believed to be acting on behalf of Russian state authorities' that they were ready 'to commit arson and explosive attacks on goods transport in Germany', federal prosecutors said. The accused allegedly aimed to send packages from Germany containing explosive devices to recipients in Ukraine , which would go off as they were being transported, they said. Germany has been on high alert for sabotage plots directed from Moscow since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine led to a rapid deterioration in ties. In a speech to parliament on Wednesday, new Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused Russia of targeting Germany and other European countries with acts ranging from cyberattacks, espionage and sabotage to disinformation, poison attacks and murders. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a government statement during a session of the German parliament in Berlin on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE Such acts were 'overwhelmingly the work of the Russian government and its helpers', he said, accusing Moscow of 'attempts at division and destabilisation'.
Washington Post
14-05-2025
- Washington Post
Germany and Switzerland arrest 3 over suspected plans to send explosive parcels to Ukraine
BERLIN — Three Ukrainian nationals have been arrested in Germany and Switzerland on suspicion of agreeing to send parcels containing explosive or incendiary devices from Germany to Ukraine, apparently at the behest of people acting for Russia, German prosecutors said Wednesday. The men are suspected of acting as secret agents for the purpose of sabotage, as well as agreeing to commit arson and bring about an explosion, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
