Alexander Dobrindt
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Sep 19, 2026
LeaGUEST
And I made a joke about...
LeaGUEST
How would German football fans feel about Alexander Dobrindt being the president of the DFB? It can't
AjitHOST
happen.
AjitHOST
It can't happen in many other places,
JohnHOST
Meanwhile, here in Germany, there is a major crackdown on welfare fraud.
JohnHOST
Ministers Babel Bass and Alexander Dobrindt announced a cross-party plan to end systemic fraud by 2026.
MaryHOST
The focus is not on individual people.
MaryHOST
It targets organised criminal rings.
speaker_1NARRATOR
Merz was sworn in chancellor on May 6, 2025.
speaker_1NARRATOR
His first act in office, executed in coordination with Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, was to formally revoke the 2015 verbal instruction issued under Merkel that allowed undocumented migrants to enter Germany and then claim asylum on humanitarian grounds.
ErikaHOST
That is the first thing he does when he gets into power.
ErikaHOST
The first thing is to pull back Angela Merkel.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Las tensiones entre Rusia y Occidente se han intensificado luego de que Alemania culpara directamente a Moscú del ataque con drones perpetrado el mes pasado en el aeropuerto de Leipzig/Halle.
speaker_0NARRATOR
El ministro del Interior alemán, Alexander Dobrindt, afirma que el despliegue de un dron cargado de explosivos seguía el patrón bien establecido de las operaciones hibridas rusas en Europa, el uso de tácticas militares y no militares para ejercer presión sin un conflicto abierto.
speaker_1NARRATOR
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the deployment of an explosive-laden drone followed the well-established pattern of Russian operations in Europe, the use of military and non-military tactics to exert pressure without open conflict.
speaker_0NARRATOR
El ministro del Interior alemán, Alexander Dobrindt, afirma que el despliegue de un dron cargado de explosivos seguía el patrón bien establecido de las operaciones hibridas rusas en Europa, el uso de tácticas militares y no militares para ejercer presión sin un conflicto abierto.
speaker_0NARRATOR
En respuesta, Alemania y Rusia han cerrado los centros culturales del otro, incluido el consulado ruso en Bonn.
speaker_1NARRATOR
In response, Germany and Russia have closed each other's cultural centers, including the Russian consulate in Bonn.
Todd ZainerHOST
It's reported Germany's planning a broad package of measures to strengthen its defences against drone attacks, cyber intrusions and other forms of Russian sabotage it blames on Russia.
Todd ZainerHOST
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told a newspaper that Russia's hybrid attacks had become a part of daily reality.
Todd ZainerHOST
A national protective shield or cyber dome would be established involving a network of digital sensors designed to detect and intercept attempted hacking attacks.
Todd ZainerHOST
Russia's long rejected accusations it's carrying out operations in Western Europe.
Jamie EastHOST
The drone, which was discovered and disarmed near cargo planes that were destined for Ukraine, was one of three, which appeared to be intended to be a deliberate attack on German soil.
Jamie EastHOST
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the drones fitted with well-established patterns of Russian hybrid attacks in Europe and that Germany could expect to be attacked again.
Jamie EastHOST
Foreign Minister Johann Wadipool announced a series of sanctions on Russia and that he had summoned the Russian ambassador.
Johann WadephulSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Russian consulate general in Bonn will be closed on the 18th of September.
Noa LeviHOST
At a meeting hosted by Denmark on Friday, the group said they had agreed on concrete steps to reach a deal with a non-EU country on return facilities, though they did not name the host nation.
Noa LeviHOST
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told reporters in Copenhagen that the aim is to reach an agreement with third countries this year to enable the establishment of return hubs.
Noa LeviHOST
the group of five plans to reconvene in Munich at the end of September.
Noa LeviHOST
The move comes as the European Parliament approved an overhaul of migration policy in June to speed up deportations and allow member states to set up centres abroad, a change critics say could weaken safeguards for asylum seekers.
Faraz ShariatGUEST
Da wurde dann, glaub ich drei Jahre geforscht, ähm, in verschiedenen Behörden deutschlandweit, um eben zu fragen: Gibt es Rassismus in diesen Institutionen? Surprise! Ja [lacht], war dann so die Erkenntnis und man fragt sich dann so 'n bisschen: Okay aber jetzt haben wir den wissenschaftlichen Beweis.
Faraz ShariatGUEST
Was macht ihr jetzt damit? Es wurde natürlich überhaupt nicht besprochen oder irgendwie zum Teil dann irgendwie von dem Dobrindt war, glaube ich, das wäre, glaube ich, sein Job gewesen, dazu irgendwie Stellung zu beziehen und so.
Faraz ShariatGUEST
Und ich glaube grundsätzlich so diese how low is the bar und wo setzt man eigentlich gerade an im Kampf gegen strukturelle Unterdrückungsmechanismen in unseren Institutionen oder so.
Faraz ShariatGUEST
Das ist halt, also es fühlte sich halt im Arbeiten an Staatsschutz so an, dass man halt so krass Grundsatzarbeit machen muss.
Samuel TrappHOST
Now, clearly, the time has come to make things official.
Samuel TrappHOST
The German government, represented by Minister of Interior Dobrindt and Foreign Policy Chief Johan Waterpool, has blamed the drone incident on Russian intelligence services and announced retaliatory measures.
Samuel TrappHOST
like closing a consulate and a cultural center in Berlin.
Samuel TrappHOST
Even more strict travel and identity sanctions individuals on Russians and fresh attempts to go after Russian ships by piracy.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
European officials believe Russia has already been testing NATO and is responsible for a series of hybrid attacks on member nations, including the discovery of explosive drones near a Ukrainian cargo plane at an airport in Germany and the presence of a naval drone near an offshore gas facility off the Romania's Black Sea coast.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt publicly said on September 1st that the attempted drone attack at the Lipzig Airport last month follows a pattern of Russian hybrid operations.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Romanian President Nicolae Sardan explicitly blamed Russia for the naval drone in a statement posted on social media condemning these types of irresponsible incidents on the part of the Russian Federation.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Air raids in Estonia were activated overnight on September 1, after drones entered the country's airspace, according to Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tashkentena, who attributed the incident to Russia.
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