Berlin calls undefined threats \u2018an attempt to undermine support for Ukraine and test our unity\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 20 Apr 2026<\/span>20 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Berlin has summoned the Russian ambassador to condemn what it calls \u201cdirect threats\u201d against \u201ctargets in Germany\u201d.<\/p>\n The threats, which were not detailed, are aimed at undermining Germany\u2019s support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, Berlin\u2019s Federal Foreign Office said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n \u201cOur response is clear: we will not be intimidated. Such threats and all forms of espionage in Germany are completely unacceptable,\u201d the foreign ministry said in a social media post.<\/p>\n The Russian embassy provided no comment.<\/p>\n Last week, Russia\u2019s Ministry of Defence published a list of 21 companies that Moscow believes are subsidiaries of Ukrainian defence companies or suppliers of key components.<\/p>\n At least three German firms were among those listed as supplying drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to Ukraine. The post included a vague suggestion that those locations could be targeted.<\/p>\n \u201cThe European public should not only clearly understand the underlying causes of the threats to their safety, but also know the addresses, as well as the location of \u2018Ukrainian\u2019 and \u2018joint\u2019 companies producing UAVs and their components for Ukraine in their countries,\u201d the Russian ministry wrote on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Ukraine and Germany recently agreed on a strategic defence partnership that will include cooperation in drone production and a boost for Kyiv\u2019s air defences.<\/p>\n In a joint declaration, the two countries said they will \u201cstrengthen cooperation in the air defence field\u201d. Germany will \u201ccontinue supporting Ukraine\u2019s drone industry as well as establishing drone co-production ventures\u201d, it added.<\/p>\n On Monday, Russian authorities arrested a German woman accused of being part of an alleged Ukrainian-backed plot to blow up a services facility.<\/p>\n Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service said the woman was arrested in the Caucasus city of Pyatigorsk with an explosive device in her backpack.<\/p>\n A German foreign ministry spokesman said it was aware of news reports about the arrest but would not comment further out of privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Berlin calls undefined threats \u2018an attempt to undermine support for Ukraine and test our unity\u2019. Published On 20 Apr 202620 Apr 2026 Berlin has summoned the Russian ambassador to condemn what it calls \u201cdirect threats\u201d against \u201ctargets in Germany\u201d. The threats, which were not detailed, are aimed at undermining Germany\u2019s support for Ukraine in its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Headshot-1-1706763439.jpg?resize=96%2C96&quality=80)
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