According to the head of the German Ministry of Internal Affairs, Nancy Feser, extremists can use the decrease in Russian energy supplies and fears about the coming winter for their own purposes.
season in Germany do not rule out attacks on energy sector facilities.
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“We must be prepared for possible attacks on gas terminals and other critical infrastructure,” warned German Interior Minister Nancy Feser in an interview with Bild am Sonntag published on Sunday, August 14, DW reports.
The head of the German Ministry of Internal Affairs also noted that the threat from the Russian Federation, which is waging a full-scale war against Ukraine, has also led to changes in German internal security policy. “We must protect ourselves from large-scale disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks by Russia,” she stressed.
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Feser noted the successful work of the German security forces in this area: since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, there has not been a single major successful Russian cyber attack on German systems.
In response to the war launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the European Union sharply limited supply of Russian energy carriers. In particular, the import of Russian coal has been completely stopped, and the supply of oil has also been significantly limited. In addition, the EU countries and Brussels are taking measures to refuse Russian gas.
In turn, Gazprom has already unilaterally stopped supplies to a number of EU countries and significantly reduced the volume of exports. gas to some other countries, in particular to Germany.
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