Austria to 'evaluate' security to thwart Russia infiltration
Europe News: Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Monday said he would convene the National Security Council to discuss security to thwart what he said was Russian.
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Europe News: Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Monday said he would convene the National Security Council to discuss security to thwart what he said was Russian.
An Austrian spy with suspected links to a fugitive former executive has been arrested on suspicion of selling confidential information to Russia after a British tip-off.
The arrest in recent days of a former Austrian intelligence officer on serious allegations of spying for Russia suggests that Austria needs to boost its security to thwart Russian infiltration, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Monday.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says the arrest in recent days of a former Austrian intelligence officer on serious allegations of spying for Russia suggests that Austria needs to boost its security to thwart Russian infiltration
Egisto Ott is alleged to have passed information to Russia after three senior interior ministry figures capsized on a canoe trip