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‘Russian sleeper cell’: Can Germany’s far-right AfD be barred from sensitive intel?

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The prospect of an AfD-led government in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt has exacerbated long-standing fears that the far-right Russia-friendly party may gain access to sensitive information of interest to the Kremlin, fuelling debate as to whether and how i…

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:03:21 UTC.

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  2. ‘Russian sleeper cell’: Can Germany’s far-right AfD be barred from sensitive intel?

  3. Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine

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  6. Russian strikes kill 2 in Ukraine after Moscow rejects German calls to de-escalate

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