German military officer charged with spying for Russian intelligence services

German prosecutors have charged a military officer with espionage offenses after he was allegedly caught spying on behalf of Russian intelligence services. The man, identified as Thomas H, was arrested last August and remains in custody. Although prosecutors described him as a soldier, Germany’s minister for justice Marco Buschmann identified him as “a German

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