Germany arrests intelligence agent accused of sharing secrets with Russia

Federal intelligence service says man is suspected of treason for sharing state secrets this year

Germany arrested a foreign intelligence service agent on Wednesday on suspicion of sharing state secrets with Russia this year, raiding his home and workplace as well as that of another person.

The accused is suspected of state treason," the federal prosecutors' office said in a statement. In 2022, he shared information that he came by in the course of his work with a Russian intelligence agency. The content is considered a state secret."