How Vienna Became a Hub for Russian Signals Intelligence Espionage?

While European capitals such as Brussels and The Hague have dismantled Russian intelligence networks, an unprecedented surveillance infrastructure is flourishing in the Austrian capital. New revelations show that the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has systematically built up Vienna into the most important hub for electronic intelligence (SIGINT) in Europe.

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