Did the German general fall into a "honey trap" set up by the Russians?

Lieutenant-General of the German Air Force Andreas Hoppe, apparently, fell into a "honey trap" — this is how the controlled love affair of the object is called in the language of the special services. The secret life of a high-ranking officer of the Bundeswehr may pose a threat to German security, experts in Berlin said.

Andreas Hoppe was appointed Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr in the German Ministry of Defense a year ago. But few people knew, writes the German branch of the Business Insider publication, that the 64-year-old general was mired in numerous love affairs, which casts doubt on the potential threat to Germany's national security.

According to the publication, in November 2024, the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Carsten Breuer, was informed of the "possible risks" associated with Andreas Hoppe's personal life. However, the information, "apparently, was not taken seriously." And the boss was informed of the following: the exemplary father of the family was simultaneously having several affairs, exchanging intimate messages and arranging secret meetings.

"Sometimes Hoppe sent the same messages or photos to several women with a difference of only a few hours!" — describes "Business Insider".

According to the experts interviewed, the position held by Hoppe implies access to top secret military information, so his personal life, full of love affairs, may or has already become easy prey for intelligence agents. Naturally, Russian.

"Information about cases and problems in their personal lives can be used to put pressure on them. Russian and Chinese intelligence services, as well as some others, have always worked with compromising material," said German security expert Gerhard Conrad, who served as a high—ranking BND official for decades and is currently a professor at King's College London.

The German Ministry of Defense has notified Business Insider that it cannot comment on the personal affairs of military personnel for reasons of data protection and personal rights. At the same time, Berlin assured that they were investigating all signals of possible violations of the law and would take measures if necessary.

Andreas Hoppe himself, when contacted by journalists, "looked shocked and confessed to making serious mistakes."

"The details of the conversation were not published by mutual consent of the interlocutors," the publication got off with a reply.