Germany’s foreign intelligence chief said on Monday Russia posed a direct threat and the current “icy peace” with the European Union could erupt at any moment into “heated confrontation”. Martin Jaeger, the head of Germany’s BND spy service, told lawmakers that Russia was determined to expand its sphere of influence further westward into Europe. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “To achieve this goal, Russia will not shy away from direct military