SOLNA, Sweden (AP) — Swedish security service SAPO on Wednesday accused Russia of using as many as one-third of its diplomatic staff in the Scandinavian country for clandestine intelligence gathering.
Naming Russia as “the biggest intelligence threat against Sweden, followed by Iran and China,” he said SAPO last year stopped several attempts by Russia to obtain Swedish technology for military purposes, but declined to give specifics.
SAPO warned last year that Russia had stepped up its political, economic and military espionage in Sweden — which isn’t a NATO member but cooperates closely with the alliance — amid deteriorating relations with the West …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
