It comes after Ukraine warned Germany is ‘riddled with Russian spies’
SPIES for Vladimir Putin have been caught working at the Nato headquarters in a humiliating intelligence breach.
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg revealed Russian snoops have been active in Europe for years.
He said the Russian secret agents have been thrown out of the HQ in Brussels, Belgium, after their deception was uncovered.
The Nato Secretary General told Bild: “We have expelled Russian personnel from Nato headquarters.
“In fact, we found that they were conducting activities that were not actually diplomatic work, but intelligence work.
“The Nato allies have done similar things. This is an issue that is being raised among Nato allies.”
Stoltenberg added that Putin’s spies “have been active in European countries for many years.”
But he insisted more would be done to combat Russian agents infiltrating Nato.
He said: “We are taking some measures to make it more difficult for Russian intelligence services to carry out illegal activities between or within Nato allies.
“So as soon as we stand together, we are safe.”
It comes after Ukraine warned Germany is “riddled with Russian spies”.
Ukrainian national security adviser Oleksiy Danilov said they were “vulnerable” to espionage.
He told The Times: “We have made multiple warnings to our German partners about the spy network of Russians that are very active in Germany.
“It is well known the Russians are listening to conversations of German officials and we think this is not the last conversation they have.”
Meanwhile, it is feared there are likely hundreds of spies based in the UK and hiding in Suburbia – and are nearly impossible to spot.
Sleeper agents are living seemingly innocuous lives, blending into neighbourhoods all while helping to facilitate espionage activities.
To a typical neighbour or local resident, living next to or near a spy is seemingly implausible – especially when their actions are seemingly normal.
But given the sheer volume of agents operating in Britain, there are some telltale signs worth knowing, experts have said.
These include particular vehicles to look out for, as well as other key indicators such as the visitors making their way into the Suburban homes.
Five suspected Russian spies, Bulgarian nationals Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dzhambazov, Katrin Ivanova, Ivan Stoyanov, and Vanya Gaberova, are currently awaiting trial in the UK accused of espionage.
Source: https://www.the-sun.com/news/11009801/putins-spies-working-nato-hq/