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Laura Fleischmann

Lawmakers accuse AfD of spying on German army on behalf of Russia

German lawmakers accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of operating as a "sleeper cell loyal to Russia" during a Bundestag debate on Wednesday.

The AfD is accused of submitting numerous inquiries to the federal government regarding the German armed forces and critical infrastructure, with Christian Democratic Union (CDU) MP Marc Heinrichmass saying the AfD parliamentary group had submitted 47 such requests within a year.

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