11:13 AM 4/13/2016 - Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Kremlin Said Organizing Secret Military Units in Germany, Other Western Countries - by Paul Goble
Window on Eurasia -- New Series: Kremlin Said Organizing Secret Military Units in Germany, Other Western Countries : Paul Goble Staunton, April 12 – Germany’s “Bild” has published excerpts from a new book by Boris Reitschuster entitled “Putin’s Secret War” that suggests that Moscow is organizing special military units inside Germany and other Western countries that the Kremlin could use to destabilize these states in the event of a crisis. Although Reitschuster’s claims are disputed, one indication that they likely deserve to be taken seriously is that when his materials appeared in “Bild” on Monday, hackers immediately took down his email account ( bild.de/politik/inland/wladimir-putin/hat-geheime-armee-in-deutschland-45297646.bild.html ). According to Reitschuster, the units which have a membership of 300 in Germany alone are organized as sports clubs but are led by Russian GRU and military officers according to an order given by V