Arrest of ex-intelligence officer reveals new evidence of Russian infiltration across Europe
Austria is facing its biggest espionage scandal in decades as the arrest of a former intelligence officer brings to light evidence of extensive Russian infiltration. The suspect in question is Egisto Ott, who was arrested March 29. The 86-page warrant for his arrest, which was obtained by the Associated Press, alleges among other things that he handed over mobile phone data of former high-ranking Austrian officials to Russian intelligence, helped plot a burglary at a prominent journalist's apartment, and wrote up “suggestions for improvement” after a Russian-ordered killing in Germany. Ott is ...