Western intelligence services are increasingly alarmed by the scale of Russian intelligence operations, as reported by the Financial Times. This concern follows the leak of a recording of a conversation among German officers, highlighting the sophistication of Russian espionage. The resurgence of Russian spies in Europe, despite previous expulsions, marks a significant shift in the spy war between Russia and the West, with operations described as "incredibly cool". Intelligence operations have become more complex, with nearly a third of Russia's activities reportedly based out of traditionally neutral countries like Austria and Switzerland, utilizing embassies in Vienna and Geneva as operational bases. This increase in spy activity, described as "higher than during the Cold War" by RT_com, complicates counterintelligence efforts. Additionally, the German Ministry of Defense has been compromised by the public release of an intercepted telephone conversation between senior officers, a situation reported by The Economist, further illustrating the challenges Western countries face in countering Russian espionage.
Russia has put the German Ministry of Defense in a stupid position - The Economist Three days after Russia published a recording of an intercepted telephone conversation between senior German officers, the German Defense Ministry is again in a stupid position, writes The… https://t.co/ZwFpEjtas1
Russian spy activity ‘higher than in Cold War’ – FT Expelling hundreds of suspected agents from the country’s embassies has made counterintelligence harder, a source told the paper https://t.co/KF8cScns4c https://t.co/czTBy5nLE3
"the old model of 'legal' Russian spies working out of embassies still holds in traditionally neutral countries such as Austria and Switzerland...nearly a third of Russia’s intelligence operations across the continent were now run from Vienna and Geneva." https://t.co/fF0VuHEIET
Europe kicked out Vladimir Putin’s spies. Now they’re back - “The Russians are such klutzes,” the same intelligence officer said. “But, they can also do some very sophisticated operations that, in intelligence terms, are stupendously cool.” https://t.co/qL5ArS1uM7
🇪🇺🇷🇺🚨‼️ “Europe has kicked out Vladimir Putin’s spies. Now they're back" The scary days of the ubiquitous KGB are back - Russian intelligence officers are carrying out "incredibly cool operations" in the West. “Russia has aggressively resumed its spy war with the West, and… https://t.co/vHVvwgWIrk
Western intelligence services, after the leaking of a recording of the conversation of German officers, are alarmed by the scale of the work of the Russian intelligence services, writes the "Financial Times". ▪️They, as the newspaper writes, believe that the work of the Russian…