The unmasking of a German football coach as a Russian double agent is the latest in a string of embarrassments for Berlin’s spy unit
On February 24 of last year Bruno Kahl, Germany’s spy chief, was in Ukraine when Vladimir Putin ordered his forces over the border.
He had travelled for “urgent talks” in Kyiv seemingly unaware of the imminent danger of invasion.
The man heading one of Europe’s most important intelligence agencies ended up being escorted home by special forces in a desperate retreat.
