Yes, Stefan Meister is right German CI worked very discreetly:

"When he worked with German spy agencies in 2000, he [Stefan Meister] recalled, they did not have a single Russian speaker on staff.

This was Schröder's time, yes?
RT @meistefan1: My quotes in NYT on why Germany expelled Russian spies and why Germany is still not ready for the Russian hybrid war: Discreetly, Berlin Confronts Russian Spies Hiding in Plain Sight https://t.co/FFUJQ5sg5Q

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1653780700003201025