Germany summons Russian ambassador over campaign to destabilise country, foreign ministry says<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
We are getting a breaking news line from Germany.<\/strong><\/p>\n Germany\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson has warned that the authorities are \u201cobserving a significant increase in Russian hybrid activities,\u201d<\/strong> claiming that a Russian campaign \u201cseeks to destabilise Germany.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The spokesperson attributed the activities to the Russian network Storm 1516,<\/strong> which specialises in foreign information manipulation and interference, saying it was behind activity attempting to disrupt the February federal election.<\/p>\n Separately, the government also attributed a cyber-attack against German air safety systems in August to a Russian hacker collective APT28.<\/strong><\/p>\n As a result, Germany has summoned the Russian ambassador to Berlin, <\/strong>and the government \u201cwill decide on further diplomatic measures\u201d at a later date.<\/p>\n We \u201cmade it clear that we are monitoring Russia\u2019s actions very closely and will take action against them,\u201d<\/strong> the spokesperson said, as reported by Reuters.<\/p>\n The UK has issued a similar warning about the network\u2019s activities earlier this week<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n