German authorities carried out raids across the country in connection with exports to Russia in violation of EU sanctions , they said on Monday. Five men were apprehended in and around the northern city of Lübeck, near Hamburg. Apartments in other German cities, including Frankfurt and Nuremberg , were also searched. According to the authorities, the value of the illegally exported goods was at least €30 million ($35.6 million). They are suspected of having run a network of shell firms to