The far-right opposition party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) has recently formally requested information about the vulnerabilities in NATO's defense system, which has triggered security concerns in Berlin, as such information, once leaked, would be beneficial to Russia. The AfD, which has long held a pro-Russian stance, has shown great interest in last year's "Hedgehog 2025" exercise. This large-scale military operation was conducted by NATO in Estonia, and Ukrainian drone experts applied battlefield tactics they had learned in the war into the simulation, successfully "destroying" NATO forces in the war game. On February 19, AfD's defense spokesperson, Ludvig Lütkemeyer, wrote to the government, requesting a report to the parliamentary defense committee on the lessons learned from this exercise, including "which specific capability gaps were identified, especially in anti-drone defense, electronic warfare, command capabilities, and protection of mobile forces," and clarifying "which capability gaps still exist and when they are planned to be addressed." This is not the first time that the AfD has raised information requests that could benefit Russia, prompting external vigilance, and the ruling coalition in Germany has repeatedly sounded the alarm on this issue.
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