MOSCOW, July 22 – RIA Novosti. The head of British foreign intelligence MI6 Richard Moore stated without any explanation that the 400 Russian diplomats expelled from European countries after February 24 accounted for only half of all Russian intelligence agents under the diplomatic guise. informs Guardian newspaper.
“About half of the more than 400 Russian intelligence officers operating under the diplomatic guise have been expelled from all over Europe. This likely cut their ability to conduct espionage activities in Europe by half, ”he said. Moore at a security conference in Aspen, USA.
