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Deep Dive | France, Latvia, Russia
Pro-Moscow saboteur recruitment: Latvian and French spymasters' lessons learned

By Nicolas Quénel
Reading time 5 min
Part 3
Putin's saboteurs storm France (3/4).
Putin's saboteurs storm France (3/4). © Stéphane Oiry

This article is part of this Deep Dive

Putin's saboteurs attack France, part 3/4 – France has been a prime target for Russian intelligence since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with an increasing number of operations. Part three of this series looks at Moscow's modus operandi and recruitment methods.

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