# ‘Russian sleeper cell’: Can Germany’s far-right AfD be barred from sensitive intel?

https://mins.news/en/item/75775

- France 24, 2026-09-27 08:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260927-russian-sleeper-cell-can-germany-far-right-afd-be-barred-from-sensitive-intelligence

> The possibility of an AfD-led government in Saxony-Anhalt has intensified long-standing fears that the far-right, Russia-friendly party could gain access to sensitive information of interest to the Kremlin. This has fueled debate over whether, and by what means, it could be excluded from classified intelligence.

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