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Germany wants to restrict Saxony-Anhalt’s access to classified information on Russia after AfD election win
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Western Europe
German authorities are preparing to restrict Saxony-Anhalt’s access to sensitive intelligence data after the AfD’s victory in the state election, fearing that classified information could reach Moscow, according to 17 German and foreign officials who spoke to The New York Times.
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