Bundesheerspion: Tipping apparently came from a British

According to "Kleiner Zeitung", a "spicy detail" became known in the case of spying a colonel of the federal army. As the "little one" reported in his Monday issue, the crucial intelligence came from British intelligence. It is so far explosive, "because they have been British for years in a permanent quarrel with the Russian secret services," said today in a statement.

According to the "Kleine Zeitung", a senior officer of the federal army said that Britain had deliberately conveyed this information to the Austrians in order to keep the German government unhappy with the presence of many Western states "cuddling with the Kremlin ",

Former officer arrested

The spectacular Nowitschokanschlag on former double agent Sergej Skripal in Salisbury has caused in recent months serious diplomatic complications. In addition to Britain and the United States, the EU has also imposed sanctions on Moscow.

Austria has always slowed down as a "Russian subterranean", as the "said the little one," and last March he did not participate in the mbad expulsion of Russian diplomats by Western states after poison attack.

Since Friday night, the alleged spy is behind bars, tomorrow, the court decides on the imposition of detention. According to reports, the ex-officer is expected to remain in detention.