Russia activated 'sleeper spies' after the war in Ukraine

They are known by the term “illegals”, spies who operate under the guise of ordinary jobs Since Russia lost many of its valuable espionage sources after dozens of diplomats were expelled from Western countries following the aggression against Ukraine, “sleeper spies” have become important to Moscow. Experts dealing with Russian intelligence told VOA it was the “rebirth of illegals,” with 90 percent of operations now carried out by spies awakened from deep sleep. The hostage exchange on August 1, in which American journalists and Russian rights activists were exchanged for a Russian assassin and spies, exposed the way some of these “illegals” operate. Many of these spies avoid detection by doing ordinary jobs, which gives them access to events and individuals of interest to Moscow. Among the exchanged prisoners were alleged art dealers and a freelance journalist from Russia. President Vladimir Putin received at the airport Russian couple Artem and Anna Dultsev, who posed as Argentines and ran a technology company and a gallery in Slovenia, as well as Russian-Spanish freelance journalist Pablo Gonzales, also known as Pavel Rubtsov. On the surface, Pablo Gonzalez worked as a journalist for several media outlets, including Deutsche Welle and Voice of America, presenting …

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Russia activated 'sleeper spies' after the war in Ukraine

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