An Orthodox monk linked to the Russian Orthodox Church was caught photographing a strategic base of Estonia's elite Kuperjanov Battalion, as reported in Estonia's latest counterintelligence report. Separately, Dutch intelligence services have publicly confirmed reducing intelligence sharing with the USA, favoring multilateral EU intelligence cooperation through a new European alliance involving the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Scandinavian countries, France, and Poland. Additionally, historical context is provided about a former US Refugee Reception Point in Vienna (Schmidgasse 14) that operated during and after the Cold War, serving as a contact point for refugees from communist states for intelligence recruitment.

An Orthodox monk linked to the Russian Orthodox Church was caught photographing a strategic base of Estonia's elite Kuperjanov Battalion, as reported in Estonia's latest counterintelligence report. Separately, Dutch intelligence services have publicly confirmed reducing intelligence sharing with the USA, favoring multilateral EU intelligence cooperation through a new European alliance involving the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Scandinavian countries, France, and Poland. Additionally, historical context is provided about a former US Refugee Reception Point in Vienna (Schmidgasse 14) that operated during and after the Cold War, serving as a contact point for refugees from communist states for intelligence recruitment.