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Spotlight | Germany
BND's new diplomat-VP embodies spy service's sweeping reform drive

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Maximilian Rasch, who on 1 July was appointed vice president of the BND (German foreign intelligence service).
Maximilian Rasch, who on 1 July was appointed vice president of the BND (German foreign intelligence service). © Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform/Sipa USA/Reuters
Maximilian Rasch, who on 1 July was appointed vice president of the BND (German foreign intelligence service).
Maximilian Rasch, who on 1 July was appointed vice president of the BND (German foreign intelligence service). © Yuliia Ovsiannikova/Ukrinform/Sipa USA/Reuters

The appointment of diplomat Maximilian Rasch to the strategic post of BND vice-president signals the German spy service's rising influence. Rasch, now tasked with overseeing the BND's foreign affairs, served in Kyiv and is close to the agency's director.

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