[Economics] Russian spooks are being kicked out of Europe en masse

[Wassim MH]

 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has bruised its army and battered its economy. Now Russia’s spies are being hammered, too. On April 7th Austria, for many years a hub for Russian espionage, became the latest country to expel suspected Russian intelligence officers, bringing the total number of Russian officials expelled from America and Europe since the war began to more than 400. The mass expulsions, the largest in history, are likely to have lasting effects on Vladimir Putin’s intelligence services and their ability to spy—and to subvert—in Europe.

 

LINK: https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/04/07/russian-spooks-are-being-kicked-out-of-europe-en-masse