Given Western sanctions, the Kremlin relies on industrial espionage to further develop Russia. “As before, one of the priorities in the work of the SWR (foreign intelligence agency) is to support the development of industrial potential,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during a visit to the SWR headquarters broadcast on state television. .
This is especially important given Western sanctions, he stressed. The work of agents is one of the most important of all. According to the Kremlin chief, they should not only gather information from industry, but also provide the basis for strategic planning and analysis of international processes.
The reason for Putin’s visit to the secret service headquarters was the 100th anniversary of the Russian, formerly Soviet, foreign secret service. Putin was an officer of the Soviet secret service KGB for many years and was stationed in the GDR in the 1980s.
Source: Krone
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