Polish security agencies said they raided a Russian spy network thanks to cooperation with Czech intelligence.
“The Polish Internal Security Agency is conducting activities as part of an investigation into Russian espionage activities targeting countries and organizations in the European Union (EU),” said an agency spokesman. Jacek Dobrzynski wrote on social networks on March 28.
Police officer standing guard outside the Polish Constitutional Court in Warsaw in 2021. Photo: Reuters
He added that they carried out raids in the capital Warsaw and the city of Tychy in the south of the country.
“The spy network aimed to implement the foreign policy goals set by the Kremlin, including weakening Poland's position in the international arena, discrediting Ukraine as well as the image of its agencies. EU,” Dobrzynski said.
"The activities carried out are the result of international cooperation between security agencies and a number of European partners, especially Czech ones," he emphasized.
The Czechs announced on March 27 that they had broken up a Moscow-sponsored network aimed at propagating Russia and exerting influence across Europe.
Prague said the group used the news site Voice of Europe to spread information to prevent the EU from sending aid to Ukraine to confront Russia.
According to Dobrzynski, the security agency's activities began with an investigation earlier this year, which led to charges against a Polish citizen suspected of being a Russian spy.
“This person, belonging to the Polish parliament and the EU, carried out missions authorized and funded by Russian intelligence,” he said. These missions notably include “propaganda, spreading false information as well as political provocation. Their goal is to build Russian influence in Europe."
Russia has not commented on the information.
Vu Hoang (Follow AFP)
