Putin's Threat Leads Germany to Take a Radical Step. "We Have Relied Too Much on Our partners."

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The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government is taking steps to turn the country's foreign intelligence agency into a stronger weapon, designed to counter the growing threats on the part of opponents, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, writes Politico. The reform comes at a time when Berlin is facing a growing hybrid threat on the part of Moscow and is trying to reduce its dependence on the exchange of information with the US.