Germany to investigate possible disclosure of state secrets about Ukraine

An application has been filed to the prosecutor's office in Germany to open a criminal case in connection with the possible disclosure of state secrets, especially that of being made public in closed hearings related to Russia's war against Ukraine, Deutsche Welle reports.

The statement to the prosecutor's office of Berlin was submitted by the Chair of the German-Bundestag Defence Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, who had previously visited Ukraine.

According to Deutsche Welle, the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) conveyed to the Bundestag the data of intercepts of Russian military conversations discussing the killings of civilians in Ukraine’s Bucha city.

Last week, German intelligence presented the protocols of the interceptions by the Bundestag committee for monitoring the activities of the special services. Copies of the protocols were also sent to the Bundestag committees on defense and foreign affairs.

Deutsche Welle reports that information leakage could occur at this stage.

After the listening protocols were revealed, Russian troops closed the channels through which the negotiations were taking place.

In addition, according to sources close to NATO, the Russians have blocked access to other sources of information, as well.