{"id":119,"date":"2013-01-17T16:28:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T16:28:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-04-19T20:20:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T20:20:11","slug":"married-couple-go-on-trial-in-germany-accused-of-spying-for-russia-for-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erii.org\/dev\/married-couple-go-on-trial-in-germany-accused-of-spying-for-russia-for-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Married Couple Go On Trial in Germany Accused of Spying for Russia for 25 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Married Couple Go On Trial in Germany Accused of Spying for Russia for 25 Years&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#c99d41&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"field_blog_text\">\n<div>\n<p><span>A married couple accused of spying on Germany for 25 years for their Russian paymasters went on trial today in a case that could lead directly to Vladimir Putin&#8217;s door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Andreas and Heidrun Anschlag began their snooping career in the same city, Dresden, where Putin was posted for the KGB.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The duo are accused of first feeding information about West Germany to the former Soviet Union, then the reunited land to the Russian Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The espionage agents for Moscow operated under the radar of the intelligence services sending back their reports to their handlers via a radio code.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\">&#8216;The accused had the task of gathering information about the political and military strategy of the EU and NATO as well as security-relevant political aspects of relations between Germany, the EU and NATO to Russia,&#8217; said Germany&#8217;s prosecutor&#8217;s office.<\/div>\n<p><span><span><\/p>\n<p>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2262725\/Married-couple-trial-Germany-accused-spying-Russia-25-years.html#ixzz2IF8DulQC\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2262725\/Married-couple-trial-Germany-accused-spying-Russia-25-years.html#ixzz2IF8DulQC<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Married Couple Go On Trial in Germany Accused of Spying for Russia for 25 Years&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#c99d41&#8243;][vc_column_text] A married couple accused of spying on Germany for 25 years for their Russian paymasters went on trial today in a case that could lead directly to Vladimir Putin&#8217;s door. 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