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German MP Christian Hirte Employed FSB-Linked Russian Konstantin Khrapov Until 2024 for Opposition Liaison

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Updated Mar 13, 2025, 07:06 PM

Christian Hirte, a Bundestag member from Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), employed Konstantin Khrapov, a Russian national reportedly linked to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). Khrapov worked in Hirte's office from March 2023 to the end of 2024, handling contacts with the Russian opposition, including figures like Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and providing reports on Russian political affairs. Reports from German media, including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), and security agencies suggest that Khrapov, who previously worked for pro-Kremlin organizations, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Moscow, and the CASE think tank, had connections to the FSB. Despite these allegations, Hirte stated that Khrapov had no access to sensitive Bundestag or office data. Hirte also conducted a security check on Khrapov and allowed his contract to expire quietly in late 2024 after receiving warnings from German authorities. Khrapov has denied the allegations, attributing them to political infighting within Germany. He claims to oppose the Putin regime and has offered to cooperate with German authorities to clear his name.

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