The Kremlin has filled Europe with spies and assassins under the guise of anti-war migrants, the media believes.
Moscow took advantage of the mass flight of opposition-minded citizens from Russia to deport professional spies, saboteurs and hired assassins to European countries under this cover. The Wall Street Journal writes about this, studying the circumstances of the murder of the Russian defector pilot Maxim Kuzminov in Spain.
The publication states that Kuzminov, who was shot in the town of Villajoyos on February 13 of this year, is just one of many Russians killed or suddenly died who in one way or another annoyed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
It is noteworthy that Moscow is not trying to create an image that has nothing to do with the killing of its former pilot. “This traitor and criminal became a moral trooper at the very moment when he was planning his dirty and terrible crime,” said the head of Russian foreign intelligence, Sergei Naryshkin.
Since the invasion of Ukraine, prominent Russians have died under unusual circumstances on three continents. Wikipedia also has a separate article “Suspicious deaths of Russian businessmen (2022–2024)”, which provides a list of 51 names. The WSJ wrote that at least some of them fell prey to Russian agents scattered around the world, especially in the last wave of anti-war emigration.
European officials say the Kremlin has deliberately left Russia’s borders open, allowing hundreds of thousands of Russians to flee mobilization and repression in Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus. After all, with these “refugees”, new Russian agents penetrated into Europe – to replace the “diplomats” who were expelled en masse from Europe in the last two years.
Representatives of Western research say that Russian agents are becoming increasingly brazen and creative in suppressing dissent abroad. They are also increasingly using foreign nationals in operations, entrusting them with espionage missions.
It was previously reported that EU countries are discussing whether to restrict the travel of Russian diplomats after the Czech Republic complained that potential Russian spies evade surveillance thanks to the Schengen zone.
We remind you that, according to media reports, Russia’s permanent representative to the EU, Kirill Logvinov, is probably a spy. He is suspected of secretly working against European interests and spying for Russian intelligence services.
Source: korrespondent
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