“... "That is certainly possible, we had corresponding indications," said Hans-Jakob Schindler, the director of the NGO Counter Extremism Project (CEP), to the "Frankfurter Rundschau". However, Schindler sees no evidence of Russia or the Taliban's involvement in the attacks in Germany: "Acts of violence shortly before important elections would certainly suit the Russians," said the extremism researcher. "However, attacks cannot be timed precisely. For that to happen, Russia would have to intervene directly with the perpetrator in question. That should have been noticed during the investigations into the attacks of the last few months," said Schindler.”