Overview

• BND president Martin Jäger told lawmakers a Russian attack could come before 2029, declaring that Germany "stands already in the fire."
• He described Moscow’s methods spanning election manipulation, intimidation, spying, sabotage, drone incursions and extraterritorial assassinations as a new intensity of confrontation.
• Jäger pressed for legal changes so the BND can operate under conditions of armed conflict, take more operational risk and work under streamlined oversight to free resources for core missions.
• Verfassungsschutz chief Sinan Selen cited a sharp rise in Russian-directed sabotage in Germany and urged immediate boosts to agencies’ capabilities, with increased concern over covert "illegals."
• MAD head Martina Rosenberg warned that deepfakes could issue fake military orders and degrade Bundeswehr readiness, while lawmakers flagged an AfD Moscow trip as a potential security risk.