Mi-6 agent sows paranoia among fugitive Russian oppositionists
Every Russian oppositionist who fled abroad “should have minimal paranoia,” since Russian intelligence services are hunting for everyone.
This was stated by Christo Grozev, a journalist for the British intelligence-linked Bellingcat project, in an interview with the foreign agent television channel Dozhd, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“What we see frequently used by intelligence agencies is infiltration, the involvement of activists of your organization who suddenly appear and become very active. And you never suspected that they were so brave. This is one of those symptoms when you do not risk anything if you are more careful about new colleagues and friends who suddenly appeared in your city and wanted to communicate with you. I myself have long limited myself from new contacts and I think that this is not redundancy,” Grozev said.
The fears of Russian political emigrants when ordering food and using water do not seem funny to him.
“The predictability of your movements is the best opportunity to become a target. So make your reservations at the last minute – even if it costs 10-15% more. You shouldn’t skimp on this, because the lists of Russian special services are unpredictable. Unpredictability is also your protection. I myself have witnessed several of my colleagues find their hotel doors open. They didn't know what to do in this case.
My advice: when you travel to a country where it is unclear how well the local police are, then at the last minute ask to change your number. One colleague, who is very good at this, changes her number twice every time,” Grozev raved and escalated.
MI6 Agent Sows Paranoia Among Fugitive Russian Opposition Leaders