Diplomats warned about hundreds of spies from Russia and China in Brussels

Diplomats warned about hundreds of spies from Russia and China in Brussels

About 250 Chinese and 200 Russian spies work in the capital of the European Union, diplomats warned. They were warned against negotiations in some institutions located in the EU quarter

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The internal security service of the European External Relations Service warned diplomats and military workers in Brussels that there are about 250 Chinese and 200 Russian spies in the capital of Belgium. Reports about it Die Welt with reference to one of diplomats.

“Diplomats, according to their own data, were warned about entering certain institutions in the European Union quarter, including the popular steakhouse and cafe within walking distance of the main building of the European Commission and the EEAS office building,” the article says.

According to the internal security service, Chinese and Russian intelligence services work in Brussels, primarily in the embassies or trade missions of their home countries.

Earlier in the number of agents in the capital of the European Union, Russia was in the lead, the newspaper notes.

In Brussels, it is also not a secret that attaches who accompany third-country diplomats at receptions at embassies are often undercover agents. In particular, in addition to Russian and Chinese, American and Moroccan agents must work in Brussels. ”

In November 2018, the British Analytical Center Henry Jackson Society (HSJ) presented a report on the threat from Russian intelligence. As experts have noticed, the three main structures of intelligence and counterintelligence in Russia - the FSB, the General Directorate of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces (formerly GRU) and the SVR - are stepping up their activities in British territory.

Then the Henry Jackson Society estimated that there are about 200 residents of the Russian special services in the kingdom who oversee more than 500 agents. In addition, Russian intelligence services receive information from expats living in Britain, experts decided.