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Russia: biggest spy threat to Britain
Sunday Telegraph Link
Sunday Telegraph Link
The Russian intelligence services, the prime suspects behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, have a network of more than 30 spies operating in Britain, it can be revealed.
The sophisticated ring represents the greatest espionage threat facing Britain, Whitehall sources told The Sunday Telegraph.
The agents, equivalent to one in five of the Moscow government officials based in Britain, are known to be monitoring the movements and activities of Russian emigres and opponents of the Putin regime.
But they are also involved in a widespread operation targeting businessmen, MPs and scientists in an attempt to steal commercial and state secrets. Only the United States, it is understood, has more Russian agents operating on its soil.