“We regret very much that there are those who want to revive the“ sharp plot ”thrown in November of last year about the Russian spies in the Alpine Republic, which we, with our Austrian partners - in our understanding - have closed,” the Foreign Ministry said. Post Office leads RIA Novosti.
They noted that the accusations are voiced in the “notorious“ highly likely ”style.
“Since the purpose of such stuffing is not a serious conversation on the merits (otherwise it would be conducted through other channels), we don’t see any comment,” the ministry stressed.
Earlier, the Austrian Interior Ministry said that a Russian citizen, Igor Zaitsev, was wanted on suspicion of secret activities in favor of the GRU.
At the same time, the Salzburg Prosecutor’s Office announced that Zaitsev was suspected of recruiting a retired Austrian colonel.
The Russian Embassy in Vienna has not yet commented on this information.