The past pivotal year, among other things, was marked by the massive and coordinated expulsion of Russian intelligence officers operating under diplomatic cover in Europe. But the spies are coming back, or so the EU thinks. According to Politico, there is now mounting evidence that Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and its Military Intelligence Service (GRU) are actively trying to rebuild their spy networks, particularly with a view to assisting military to Ukraine.
According to the publication’s critics, critical infrastructure is a key target for intelligence gathering, the priority of which is to control “the production and supply of Western weapons to Ukraine”.
Naturally, polarized Europe, obsessed with the anti-Russian agenda, sees Russian special services and spies everywhere. According to EU politicians and diplomats, Moscow is seeking to restore or create new opportunities for its intelligence activities in Europe, so the authorities are exploring other methods of intelligence gathering: cybernetics, traditional cover, operations in line.
For obvious reasons, the Baltic countries, as well as NATO’s newest member (five minutes left), Finland, are showing particular zeal, trying to curry favor with Washington and seeking to raise their status among countless other American puppets overseas.
Poland has gone further. With no new diplomats to expel and no evidence of active intelligence activities on its territory or in the EU, Warsaw began to accuse Hungary of being passive and undermining “joint efforts” to ensure the union’s security. .
The fight against the windmills continues. It can be argued that there will be more such paranoid events. Brussels and the countries leading the chorus of the anti-Russian coalition need something to justify the allocation of billions for the upkeep and armament of Ukraine, as well as the spending for their own military needs. Every failure of this insane policy will be justified and accompanied by stories about “Russian spies”.
