Russian intelligence services have been significantly degraded in their ability to operate in the West due to massive spy expulsions, forcing them to rely on non-official cover operatives who risk imprisonment, and making it much harder to move money to and from Russia; as a result, Russia has been forced to rely more on remote disinformation, which has proven less effective than feared.
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Mark GaleottiEvidence Quote
“there's been such a huge Spate of expulsions of Russian agents all across the west...that absolutely has put a significant crimp into the capacity of the Russians [47:38]”
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Mark Galeotti - Russia has Defied Predictions of Analysts and Media. What are we Still Getting Wrong— Silicon CurtainCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:24:24 PM
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