An investigative report by The Times details Moscow's intensified covert operations across Europe, including the employment of thugs for targeted killings in sympathetic countries, orchestrating coups, and launching massive covert campaigns aimed at sowing chaos and destabilization. These activities form part of a secret spy war waged by Putin's regime on European states, signaling an escalation of Russian espionage and hybrid warfare operations on the continent.

An investigative report by The Times details Moscow's intensified covert operations across Europe, including the employment of thugs for targeted killings in sympathetic countries, orchestrating coups, and launching massive covert campaigns aimed at sowing chaos and destabilization. These activities form part of a secret spy war waged by Putin's regime on European states, signaling an escalation of Russian espionage and hybrid warfare operations on the continent.