Swedish security service says it broke up Russian spy plot
Säpo said the Russian SVR operation used diplomatic cover to gather information and undermine Swedish decision-making, officials said.
- On Monday, the Swedish Security Service announced it thwarted a Russian intelligence operation aimed at discrediting Sweden and NATO. The counter-espionage agency said it had "gathered information on, and taken measures against" the influence effort.
- Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR, directed the operation, which involved three individuals operating under diplomatic immunity. SAPO stated the plan had been orchestrated for some time before security officials intervened.
- Monitoring meetings between the individuals allowed SAPO to track assignments and conversations before dismantling the network. A spokesperson stated, "They are no longer in Sweden and we have been able to break up this operation."
- A SAPO spokesperson told Reuters the incident is "consistent with the threat we see Russia posing." The agency has identified Russia, China, and Iran as primary intelligence threats to Sweden.
- Sweden ended two centuries of military non-alignment by joining NATO in 2024 following Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The operation reflects persistent intelligence pressure on the newly aligned Nordic nation.
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The Swedish security service Säpo says it has uncovered and shut down a Russian intelligence operation. The operation was, by its own account, aimed at gathering information about Swedish political decision-making and influencing that decision-making. Säpo followed the Russian spies for a long time and was thus even able to monitor a secret meeting in a Swedish café.
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