Germany to give spy services more cloak-and-dagger powers

German officials accuse Moscow of waging a “hybrid” campaign of sabotage, espionage and disinformation against the country, which is among Ukraine’s biggest military supporters in the war with Russia.

‘You've got to be creative. You've got to be nimble. You've got to make things happen,’ says former Secret Service agent Bobby McDonald

The German government plans Wednesday to put forward a major overhaul of the country's intelligence agencies to give them broad new powers to conduct covert operations and take action against foreign threats.

Germany plans to give intelligence services sweeping new powers  euractiv.com